British Seagull Cap

[LONG_KEELER]

Is there a qualification requirement for wearing a cap such as this ?

British Seagull Outboard Engine Baseball Cap GENUINE SEAGULL | eBay

 

[Frogmogman]

You need to have whipped at least one person with the starter cord, and punched at least one other in the face whilst trying to start the damn thing.

 

[Tranona]

I certainly qualify as I was responsible for commissioning that style of branding when I was Marketing Manager in the late 70s, although actual production of the caps was later when such things could be done in China cheaply.

 

[DownWest]

I certainly qualify as I was responsible for commissioning that style of branding when I was Marketing Manager in the late 70s, although actual production of the caps was later when such things could be done in China cheaply.

Hey, were you the model for the matelot carrying the Seagull over his shoulder? Striped top and jaunty cap?

 

[LittleSister]

I am curious as to in what sense it is 'genuine'. I thought British Seagull had long since ceased trading.

I am also horrified that any self-respecting Seagull owner would wear a baseball cap, much less one with an embroidered logo on it. Surely a worn, battered (and somewhat oil-stained) old and unadorned blue/black serge cap with a short peak (I can't remember what they're called) would be more fitting?

If, for whatever reason, a logo was thought necessary, could it not be applied in some sweatshop in the East End or the back-streets of a Lancashire town, preferably on ancient Singer sewing machines?

 

[DownWest]

I am curious as to in what sense it is 'genuine'. I thought British Seagull had long since ceased trading.

I am also horrified that any self-respecting Seagull owner would wear a baseball cap, much less one with an embroidered logo on it. Surely a worn, battered (and somewhat oil stained) old and unadorned blue/black serge cap with a short peak (I can't remember what they're called) would be more fitting?

Me too, When we used Seagulls as our normal auxillary power, I don't think baseball was in the vocabulary. But, I just remembered a close friend, of US descent, crewing at Burnham (early 60s) who had a strange cap, that aroused some derision from other crews...

 

[Thistle]

Qualification: more money than sense.

 

[Tranona]

Hey, were you the model for the matelot carrying the Seagull over his shoulder? Striped top and jaunty cap?

No, even I am not that old - the original logo dates from around 1950 and was sepia in tone. The 1979 iteration that is on the baseball cap and on just about everything else was just a refresh in the new colours and block style. The proportions and stance of the matelot were exactly the same as the original. I remember lots of earnest debates on how to retain tradition while still appearing relevant!

 

[LittleSister]

I would think anyone commissioning a genuine Seagull cap would have ensured it had an external band or ribbon in which to tuck one's roll-ups - the half-smoked one paused while starting, one for the voyage, and another in case of, er, interruptions.

All to be lit, of course, with a petrol lighter (run on 10:1!).

 

[Kukri]

I am curious as to in what sense it is 'genuine'. I thought British Seagull had long since ceased trading.

I am also horrified that any self-respecting Seagull owner would wear a baseball cap, much less one with an embroidered logo on it. Surely a worn, battered (and somewhat oil-stained) old and unadorned blue/black serge cap with a short peak (I can't remember what they're called) would be more fitting?

If, for whatever reason, a logo was thought necessary, could it not be applied in some sweatshop in the East End or the back-streets of a Lancashire town, preferably on ancient Singer sewing machines?

A Breton cap?

 

[LittleSister]

A Breton cap?

That's the one! Thank you.

'A mariner's cap, variations of which are known as skipper cap, Greek fisherman's cap, fiddler cap or Breton cap, Lenin cap and Mao cap, is a soft, flat-topped cap with a small visor, usually made from black or navy blue wool felt, but also occasionally from corduroy or blue denim. It is distinguished from similar caps, such as the peaked cap and maciejówka, by its soft, unstructured crown.'

Mariner's cap - Wikipedia

 

[wombat88]

Someone will own the Intellectual Property of the Seagull name and logo...?

I have recently sold a Seagull for less than half the price of this cap!

 

[Crowblack]

UGH - baseball cap, ghastly american head gear.

Certainly wouldn't wear one using my Seagull.

 

[Kukri]

I find that Seagulls are usually to be found in small flocks. They roost in garages.

 

[Keith 66]

You need to have whipped at least one person with the starter cord, and punched at least one other in the face whilst trying to start the damn thing.

Plus need to have stopped one that refuses to stop! Burning lube oil ignited by the burning coke, steel yourself & grab the spinning flywheel hard with both hands!

 

[LONG_KEELER]

The engine that powered Britain and it's Empire post war and well into the mini skirt era of the 60's . Even if you wanted something different, you couldn't have it . Not buying British was an act of treason. I remember a golfing pal that let the side down in around 1970 buying a Japanese Sunny car. It actually had both a radio and a heater as standard and about an extra 10mpg compared to anything else. He got a damn good wigging at the time but the rest of us fell in line not long after.

Probably the longest lasting bit of British mechanical marine engineering left in terms of numbers .

I don't own one anymore but would wear the Cap proudly at occasions where the Nation Anthem is played. Do they still do it in theatres ?

 

[Zing]

You only get the cap if you retrieved an engine from the seabed and got it running.

 

[oldharry]

 

[Blueboatman]

Available in Bakelite Black only

 

[The Q]

You only get the cap if you retrieved an engine from the seabed and got it running.

Does fishing one out from the bottom of a Lysander, that all but sank in Michael Fishes gale count?.
Turned it upside down emptied it out.. Filled with fresh fuel... started second Pull..

The Seagull Silver century Plus (fan prop) with large fuel tank and 20:1 needles fitted, is currently hanging in the garage feeling lonely..