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Michel
Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 966
Location: Norway
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 Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 8:18 am Post subject: Graphics body wrap! |
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On Sep 30, 2006, at 3:57 AM, Guy Buchanan wrote:
| Quote: | Michel, maybe you could apply Santa's helper...
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No, no, it's not Santa, Guy! It's a "skipsnisse" or "ship gnome."
Those used to be common on Scandinavian ships of the past. The gnomes
stay mostly in the bildges during daytime, only to come out and climb
in the rig at night. If you are lucky, you may see one of them on the
mast, at night and in the lightning of a thunderstorm.
Since the gnomes, as their land-based cousins, live with their entire
family on board, they are very careful and are known to have safe many
a ship from disaster by warning of the imminent danger. For that
reason, they were respected by seafarers and it was good luck to have
them aboard.
Unfortunately, with the advance of the marine engine and the increasing
speed boats are doing, gnomes are very seldom seen on ships nowadays.
They fear for the lack of seamanship seen especially in the yachting
circles. It is therefore my mission to incite yachtsmen to be careful,
show respect for the sea and get gnomes on board. The idea is a
campaign for safety at sea and e.g. selling t-shirts with : "I have a
ship gnome on board, do you?" I started that, with a friend, a few
years ago. But we have both so much to do that the project hasn't
started yet.
Gnomes are popular in Scandinavia and in The Netherlands. But the
seafaring gnome is our idea. Incidentally, the American Santa Claus is
a mixture of the Scandinavian Christmas gnome and the Dutch Sinterklaas
or St. Nicholas. We call him "julenisse" and you have "jule" in the
Norwegian-American "Yuletide" (Christmastime).
Cheers,
Michel
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| Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 8:56 am Post subject: Graphics body wrap! |
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Rex Hefferan
Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 147
Location: Olney Springs, Colorado USA "NOT a Kitpig"
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| Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 9:42 am Post subject: Graphics body wrap! |
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Hmmm.. I suspect a test sample afixed to a certain Boeing gear strut. =-O
Rex
Colorado
kurt schrader wrote:
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Didn't the older SS demo aircraft with the "wild paint
jobs" actually use wraps?
I wrapped my lift strut fairings this way rather than
painting, but I wrapped completely around with no
edges to the front, except for some patches at the
joints, etc. Works well past 150 mph. Don't ask how
I know that though. 
Kurt S. S-5/NSI turbo
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Float Flyr
Joined: 19 Jul 2006
Posts: 2704
Location: Campbellton, Newfoundland
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| Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 3:18 pm Post subject: Graphics body wrap! |
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The guy who is doing my float endorsement still wants to see me do four or
five take offs and landings in my fox.
In Canada you do a float endorsement and within twelve months you have to do
a checkout ride with a Transport Canada authorized examiner. The next
problem I'll have next year is getting a check out ride... With my weight
and the examiner, fuel will be ...let's just say scarce!! My 'Fox (Mod
III-A) grosses out at 950 Lb. I've come close to that weight with extra
fuel in the floats but so far I haven't carried any passenger.
If we get any ice this year I may put it on skis and give it a try that way.
Getting some one with conventional (tail wheel) experience may not be too
easy. Most of the small planes on wheels in this neck of the woods are used
for training and are all tricycle gear. Either way I won't take the 'Fox
off her floats unless we get a good thirty mile long landing strip!
Noel
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| Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 7:32 am Post subject: Graphics body wrap! |
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Thanks everyone for your comments on graphics. I will give it a sample test
and report back to the list my findings.
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Guy Buchanan
Joined: 16 Jul 2006
Posts: 1204
Location: Ramona, CA
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| Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 3:46 pm Post subject: Graphics body wrap! |
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At 09:17 AM 9/30/2006, you wrote:
| Quote: | Since the gnomes, as their land-based cousins, live with their entire
family on board, they are very careful and are known to have safe many
a ship from disaster by warning of the imminent danger. For that
reason, they were respected by seafarers and it was good luck to have
them aboard.
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Michel,
The only relative I'm familiar with are the gnomes that come on
deck during races at night and cause spinnaker wraps, over-rides, and lost
winch handles. They must be the American version, evolved to encourage a
vigorous marine industry economy!
Guy Buchanan
K-IV 1200 / 582-C / Warp / 100% done, thanks mostly to Bob Ducar.
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