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This is the guy who gets Jaguar Cowling Serial Number 2. He's on a ship
somewhere.
-----Original Message-----
From: LCDR Sandberg, B.J <sandbebj@lhd6.navy.mil>
Sent: Tue, Mar 2, 2010 8:03 pm
Subject: RE: Cowling
I=99ll look and see if I can find the paintcode, but it=99s th
e one they=99ve used for over 50 years and everyone knows it as
=9CChevy=9Dor =9CCorvette=9D white. Sounds like you
=99ve got it. The brand you squirt shouldn=99tmatter, I would
n=99t want you to have to experiment with a new product anyway.
Great, I=99ll pencil in an annual for thesummer and cross that bridg
e when we get there. I don=99t even know what state I=99llbe
living in by then, I=99ve been told I have to move by October.
You asked about cool shipboard stories,most seem pretty dull to me when we
=99re in the thick of it, but attached is apicture of me with Sigour
ney Weaver who came out with James Cameron to show usAvatar.
-Brian
From:teamgrumman@aol.com [mailto:teamgrumman@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 20101:15 AM
Subject: Re: Cowling
Hi Brian
I'm pretty sure I can paint the cowlingthe same color. The color I use is
a Dupont Chevy white color. Ifyou give me the number of the color you us
ed, I'll look for it. I don'treally know of any PPG Urethane paints. I
use Imron.
We can put off the annual if you want. Not a big deal.
Gary
-----OriginalMessage-----
From: LCDR Sandberg, B.J <sandbebj@lhd6.navy.mil>
Sent: Mon, Mar 1, 2010 9:07 pm
Subject: RE: Cowling
Still a month and a half to go, and Ihaven=99t set foot ashore, had
a beer, or seen a real woman in 120 days. Hopefully that will change soon
.
Women on subs- yeah, it was inevitable butwill be crazy expensive to imple
ment which has been the only holdup. There isn=99t room to install
another bathroom or berthing space, so it=99ll be atrick. I alread
y share a head with female officers on this ship, so it=99snot all
that strange.
I=99m surprised mine is the first withshocks. I know they are a mod
ification to my =9976, done sometime after oneof its prop strikes.
You hadn=99t mentioned turning in the cowllike a core. I was figuri
ng it was worth a few bucks, at least the splitnose bowl. Luckily I don
=99t have the means to bring it home and store itto sell right now.
As long as I fly away with a complete nose then I=99llconsider the
deal amicable. Please do whatever you can to match the whiteso I don
=99t have to repaint the base when I put the blue back on some years fr
omnow. It is PPG Aerospace and supposed to match =9CChevy White
=9D for which Iforget the code right now.
We had talked about resetting the annual,but I=99m thinking I can wa
it until the end of July when it is due. We=99reflying to Florida
and Maryland for May and June so that will add hours on thecurrent inspec
tion cycle plus, frankly, I can=99t afford an annual in addition tot
he cowl right now. Somehow living like a monk out here didn=99t sav
e anymoney. Must be the kid. I plan to pick up the plane on Monday 19Apr
il and am expecting to bring a $5k check.
I=99m not getting the TeamGrumman orGrummanGang lists out here, but
I am posting daily vignettes on Facebook.
-Brian
From: teamgrumman@aol.com [mailto:teamgrumman@aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 201012:04 AM
Subject: Cowling
Hi Brian,
Are you getting anxious to get off theship? I hear the Navy is going to
put women in submarines. Thatshould be interesting. I think they should
have an all female crew. Imagine what it would be like when all of their
menstrual cyclescoincide. I'd love to be a fly on those walls . . .
Anyway, during the current installation, itbecame clear that the shocks ju
st barely fit on the cowling strut fairing. I had the shape changed to pro
vide an additional 1/8 inch clearance. You'll be getting a cowling that is
currently being made. It has arevised shape on the fairing where the nos
e strut comes out. It willprovide a little better clearance for the shock
s. Ned Thomas will begetting the cowling currently on my shelf.
Something else came up during the currentinstallation. I thought I told
Martin that the turnkey $10,000 deal withpaint and baffles was on conditi
on of me getting his cowling in exchange. If I did, he doesn't remember.
The reason for the exchange is tooffset some of the hours involved (inve
sted) in fitting and painting thecowling and baffles. There is about 40
hours involved in fitting thecowling to the plane. Add to that about 40
hours in sanding priming andpainting. Add to that the cost of materials
for painting at $140 a quartfor paint and $120 for activator plus $120 a
qt for primer and catalyst. Trust me, selling the PMAd kits for $8500, in
cluding $600, for baffleswill be a lot more profitable.
So, now you've got written documentation.
You need to post some stories onTeamGrumman-List about life on board a shi
p. I'm sure you have some goodones.
Gary
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