Sad day

My son finished sailing practice today and our 1974 Laser hull had a 1.5' split in the deck of the cockpit and it seems that the bottom of the cockpit is delaminated and isn't looking good. So, we are in the position of either purchasing another Laser or fixing this hull. We are leaning to purchasing another hull.

Is is possible cut out and fix/replace the cockpit decking? or is it just a parts boat now?

He is pretty devastated