We cut the Hobie in half and reglued the 1/4 inch redwood stringer back on one side of the old foam. Then we used gorilla glue (it swells and fills in the gaps) and glued the new balsa center section.
Category Archives: Restorations
Dec
27
2008
Hobie Restoration Part 2
Continued from Hobie Restoration Part 1. We took a skill saw and cut through the top and bottom fiberglass to free up the middle stringers. Next we used the skill saw to cut loose the 1/4 redwood stringer from what was left of the 2 inch balsa stringer. We took extra time to true up [...]
Dec
25
2008
DaCat Restoration: Austin’s New Board
Austin just finished redoing an old DaCat that a friend of his gave him. The DaCat was found under a house in Norfolk. Since it wasn’t going to be in “original” condition anyway Austin decided to put his own little slant on the project. Hence the large paw prints.
Dec
22
2008
Hobie Restoration Part 1
One of our friends and good customers, John, brought in this Hobie that he had stored in his attic for the last 5 years or so. He wasn’t sure if it was worth restoring or not and after we saw it we felt the same way. We love a challenge though, so we said we [...]
