When I was waffling about buying a new Vanagon there was a brand new Hobie
Cat edition at Humphrey Motors in Hayward, CA.  I was tempted to get it but
bought the Wolfsburg edition instead.  This was in 1987.  I think the Hobie
ones are cool-looking.

-----Original Message-----
From: David Brodbeck [mailto:gull@GULL.US]
Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 9:39 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Hobie Cat Vanagon?

On Fri, 4 Apr 2003, Josh Greenberg wrote:

> This is somewhat of an off topic, but it's Friday after all.  Yesterday
> while driving through town, I pulled along a Vanagon Westfalia with
> silhouette of a catamaran sailboat on the driver's door and some large
> pin striping down the side.  I pulled up closer to take a better look at
> the front of the vehicle and plastered in black letters on the front
> left of the vehicle it read Hobie Cat.

I used to have a '75 bus with these decals.  If I look around I probably
have a picture somewhere I could post.

> Could our beloved Vanagons even haul a Hobie catamaran?

The previous owner of my '75 claimed the guy who'd owned it before *him*
had towed a Hobie cat with it.  It did have a hitch installed.  This may
partly explain why the van was on its second engine at only 120,000 miles.
;)

David Brodbeck, N8SRE
'82 Diesel Westfalia
'94 Honda Civic Si