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Subject:Hobie Cat Vanagon and cracked cyl pictures
From:Brendan Slevin
Date:Tue, 7 Jul 2009 14:32:58 -0700

So I found a picture of the crack in the #4 cylinder on Totoro's 1.9.  I was
replacing the head gaskets and removed the cyls to fix a broken head stud,
when I pulled #4 it was surprising to see scoring all along the piston and
cylinder and ultimately a crack near the bottom almost all the way around.
This picture is looking into the upsidedown cylinder.

http://s76.photobucket.com/albums/j1/feelicks5446/?action=view&current=CIMG2237.jpg
http://s76.photobucket.com/albums/j1/feelicks5446/?action=view&current=CIMG2236.jpg

Also, we were in Portland for Cinco De Mayo and saw this Hobie Cat Vanagon
downtown.  Sadly it was also covered in ice cream stickers.

http://s76.photobucket.com/albums/j1/feelicks5446/?action=view&current=CIMG2007.jpg
http://s76.photobucket.com/albums/j1/feelicks5446/?action=view&current=CIMG2006.jpg
http://s76.photobucket.com/albums/j1/feelicks5446/?action=view&current=CIMG2004.jpg

Does anyone know more about the Hobie Cat special?  Came with a sailboard,
right?

Brendan

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