LWR
Active Member
My boat turns up in 10 days time - given it's a year old it's already been named. While the name is OK, it wouldn't be my choice - is it really bad form/luck to rename a boat?
Please advise!
Please advise!
Renaming a boat : Bad luck?
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GC1
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OK you have passed, your mad enough to start posting on here with daft questions like that /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
l'escargot
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You have to do it properly - see here
Lakesailor
Well-Known Member
Are you superstitious?
No?
Then get a grip man and peel off the old crap name and put your own choice on. I've done it twice and there's nothing wrong with me. Everyone will tell you that.
No?
Then get a grip man and peel off the old crap name and put your own choice on. I've done it twice and there's nothing wrong with me. Everyone will tell you that.
David_Jersey
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Only if you are a believer in mumbo jumbo.
But to be on the safe side, I would leave well alone, have a ceremony.........or wear a lifejacket 24/7 /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
Although I have never had to re-name a boat, some of the names I have seen around do suck and WOULD put me off a boat, if for no other reason than it being added aggro in changing the name (Unless it was a "good" one).
But to be on the safe side, I would leave well alone, have a ceremony.........or wear a lifejacket 24/7 /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
Although I have never had to re-name a boat, some of the names I have seen around do suck and WOULD put me off a boat, if for no other reason than it being added aggro in changing the name (Unless it was a "good" one).
Kawasaki
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My experience with name changing. First boat no name on it so I named it no problems. Boat 2 renamed it problems. Boat 3 didn,t change the name on the boat itself but she became known as "another name" by family friends and half the village,problems. Boat 4 kept the name no problems. Boat 5 kept the name a few problems but nothing more than usual boaty problems. Not supersticious used to race motor bikes and my chosen no. was 13. Then again didn,t win much! Draw your own conclusuins /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
Ifraser
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Bought my first decent sized boat 2 years ago...kept her name, "Odin" she sunk!! Second boat bought last year changed name from Jersey Girl to Georgie Girl still afloat!! everything now crossed as tempting fate.....Iain
jimmynoboat
Well-Known Member
It is bad luck to be superstitious!
LWR
Active Member
OK - sounds like I should leave her as is!
oldgit
Well-Known Member
"Bad Luck" is not a good boat name.
Renaming a boat is a very serious complicated business not to be undertaken lightly,first there there be the long acrimonius discussions on what to call it,only to find that 13 other boats already called exactly the same.
"Big-Knockers" or something will not go down well with wife/girlfriend.
"This is Jenny-Taylor can I have a radio check please " over the radio gets a bit tedious after the initial sniggers wear off.
Then which colours and font to use and .............
Having said that the first thing indignity that is inflicted on all my new purchases is the prompt application of a hair dryer and the razor blade to the previous owners carefully chosen moniker.
Renaming a boat is a very serious complicated business not to be undertaken lightly,first there there be the long acrimonius discussions on what to call it,only to find that 13 other boats already called exactly the same.
"Big-Knockers" or something will not go down well with wife/girlfriend.
"This is Jenny-Taylor can I have a radio check please " over the radio gets a bit tedious after the initial sniggers wear off.
Then which colours and font to use and .............
Having said that the first thing indignity that is inflicted on all my new purchases is the prompt application of a hair dryer and the razor blade to the previous owners carefully chosen moniker.
Sultans_Kapitein
RIP
Apart from the fact that all 'ancient mariners' were soo superstious that the would'nt; have a woman on board, whistle, etc etc. There was a good reason for not changing the name of a ship/boat. The name was carved into a major component of the vessel and to remove the name and re-carve it would remove a significant amount of wood, thus weakening the boat and possibly/probably lead to 'problems' (Total loss usually in ancient time). So go ahead and rename your boat, but so as not to offend the gods make some simple but significant changes - paint some new lines, attach a figure head, etc, etc, oh yes and do change the name before you put her back in the water. What ever you decide try to keep the name simple, one poster on here always cites the possiblity of having to announce the boats name phonetically to the coastguard, should you need their help. So don't go for 'Penelope of Chichester' for example. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif
But what ever, do enjoy you new vessel.
Good luck, blue skies and fair winds. Mal /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
But what ever, do enjoy you new vessel.
Good luck, blue skies and fair winds. Mal /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
SoulFireMage
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My partner did want to call our last boat Normasnockas, however when I pointed out that on VHF misunderstandings could ensue, he changed his mind.
We've never changed any of our boats names, and none gave any problems
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We've never changed any of our boats names, and none gave any problems
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brianrunyard
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It amazes me how, perfectly sane people suddenly become all superstitious about renaming a boat, but aren’t superstitious about anything else.
Why should renaming a boat be bad luck. Get real, just change it to what you want and enjoy boating.
I've changed the name on every boat I've had, and haven't had any trouble. If it was really a problem I'm sure insurance companies would have a 'Name change' get out clause.
Take a look through the RNLI statistics, see if you can find a case where the cause was "Name Change".
Why should renaming a boat be bad luck. Get real, just change it to what you want and enjoy boating.
I've changed the name on every boat I've had, and haven't had any trouble. If it was really a problem I'm sure insurance companies would have a 'Name change' get out clause.
Take a look through the RNLI statistics, see if you can find a case where the cause was "Name Change".
oldharry
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Reportedly the superstition arose from the old days of wooden boats when the name would be carved on a main frame of the ship. Changing the name meant the frame would have to be planed down to remove the old name, thereby weakening the structure. In the days when a storm could wreck 350 ships in a night round the UK coasts (1866), its easy to see how such a supertsition arose.
Lakesailor
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It's up to LWR now to complete the Lakesailoring manouvere by congratulating Old Harry.
tcm
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good analysis.
Though surely it must be total bollox that a bit of planing on masive main beam would cause it to dramatically weaken the whole ship. I reckon the name change is yet another superstition thing that could be pinned onto the some of the hundreds and thousands of ships that went down.
Alternatively, perhaps it is also bad luck to have or mention rabbits on board a ship, due the fact the once when rabbits were kept on board as a source of fresh food, some of them nibbled through the hull.
Though surely it must be total bollox that a bit of planing on masive main beam would cause it to dramatically weaken the whole ship. I reckon the name change is yet another superstition thing that could be pinned onto the some of the hundreds and thousands of ships that went down.
Alternatively, perhaps it is also bad luck to have or mention rabbits on board a ship, due the fact the once when rabbits were kept on board as a source of fresh food, some of them nibbled through the hull.
Nick_H
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I always wondered why none of the boats I went on had rabbits on them
ColinHuggins
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No probs - provided you can spell. By the looks of the above, most boaters can't . . .
