Boat Name Change

[MAGTRAD]

I purchased a boat a couple of months ago (Nauticat 38) and want to change the name. All my paperwork refers to the old name and I'm based in the Uk..

Does anybody have experience of their boats name, what's the process involved and does this include informing any statutory bodies?

Thanks in advance.

 

[pvb]

You'd need to tell your insurers. You only need to tell statutory bodies if it has SSR or Part 1 registration. The most painful part of the process is removing the old name...

 

[Caer Urfa]

I found removing the boats name is no problem, mine was 'painted on' so applied some Owatrol Dilunett paint remover , mix well and it does not run and leave it for four hours and simply jet wash/hose it off , and it does not damage GRP

If its a stick on transfer name get a heat gun on it , warm lightly and it will come off

 

[VicS]

I purchased a boat a couple of months ago (Nauticat 38) and want to change the name. All my paperwork refers to the old name and I'm based in the Uk..

Does anybody have experience of their boats name, what's the process involved and does this include informing any statutory bodies?

Thanks in advance.

See:- Ceremony for Renaming Your Boat | Boat Safe | Water Sports, Product Reviews, and Nautical News

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[Praxinoscope]

You'd need to tell your insurers. You only need to tell statutory bodies if it has SSR or Part 1 registration. The most painful part of the process is removing the old name...

Removing the old name can be real swine.
Don’t forget the name change ceremony, it’s a good excuse for opening a bottle of ‘bubbly’, and it doesn’t harm to pander to superstition.

 

[DFL1010]

I always thought it was bad luck to be superstitious.

 

[Praxinoscope]

I always thought it was bad luck to be superstitious.

No I think that’s if you ignore the superstition, as long as you don’t allow them to rule your life they are mostly harmless.

 

[Graham376]

You'd need to tell your insurers. You only need to tell statutory bodies if it has SSR or Part 1 registration. The most painful part of the process is removing the old name...

Radio license, epirb registry etc. We changed the names of two boats we bought, one was called Ju-Ju, the other Tufty of Hamble. The other two, Scilla and Westra remained the same, both still around North Wales I'm told.

 

[dunedin]

If its a stick on transfer name get a heat gun on it , warm lightly and it will come off

The issue is if the old name has been on for a while then the gelcost may have faded slightly around the old name.

 

[pvb]

The issue is if the old name has been on for a while then the gelcost may have faded slightly around the old name.

And that's very difficult to overcome.

 

[MAGTRAD]

See:- Ceremony for Renaming Your Boat | Boat Safe | Water Sports, Product Reviews, and Nautical News

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Just read the boat naming ceremony and think I'll definitely be doing that!

 

[Bowlerhat]

On our previous boat we did the name change thing to the max. Partly because of superstition and partly to do it ‘right’. We kept the old name painted on the bottom of a locker cover and I asked a padre mate to conduct a short renaming ceremony on board. We’re not church goers, but it felt somehow appropriate. However, when my mate in full vicar gear arrived with an order of service of some thickness I knew we were in for the long haul. In a packed marina, my wife and found ourselves singing a number of nautical hymns and listening to various bible passages, clearly visible in the saloon of our 32 foot boat. As soon as it was over I immediately suggested I needed a pint or three and fortunately everyone agreed! I have to say that we loved our time in that boat, so it obviously worked!