Proper Way To Change The Name Of A Boat

[PurpleCedarPlug]

Heard there was some kind of Ritual you have to go thru to properly change the name on a boat..

Is there some old salt duty to preform to remove an old name and properly add a new name to ensure good Karma for a new owner? If so, what's the ritual?

[homewrecker]

Does this mean you settled on a new boat? If so congrats and lets see some pics,cant wait to see her in the slip.

[Mike Boehler]

Heard there was some kind of Ritual you have to go thru to properly change the name on a boat..

Is there some old salt duty to preform to remove an old name and properly add a new name to ensure good Karma for a new owner? If so, what's the ritual?

Heres how the ceremony goes. Get out the blow dryer, razor blade and scrape the freakin name off the boat and slap yours on!

And install a high water bilge alarm!

[Big Fish Billy]

Arrrgg, To All Sailors Wherever You May Be...below is the method approved by King Neptune, Ruler of the Raging Main, for use in all seven seas, inland waterways, fresh and salt alike, under no circumstances vary the details under penalties of certain distruction and death to all on board...

Materials required:
1. bottle of Myers Rum
1. bottle champagne (preferably imported, but domestic has been successfully used)
1. red hair ( must be from a genuine redhead maiden and must be exactly six inches long.
1. Rabbits foot.


Procedure:
1.Wrap the red hair around rabbit's foot.
2. Soak rabbit's foot in black rum.
3. Rub soaked rabbit's foot over old boat name (very vigorously)
4. Without turning around, throw rabbit's foot over left shoulder into the sea. If boat is positioned where this can not be done, it is permissible to have a second person catch the rabbit's foot in a bucket and run it to the sea.
5. Drink remainder of the bottle of rum whilst removing the old name.
6. Apply new name to boat.
7.Have a boat christening ceremony, but DO NOT BREAK THE CHAMPAGNE BOTTLE ON BOAT. Just sprinkle some on the new name and drink the rest.
8. Upon first lauch and venture into clear salt or fresh water, not brack water, you must stop and back up three lengths of the boat, in essence backing over the old name.
9. Finally, be sure all traces of the old name are off the boat, life jackets, tender names, etc. Do not rename the various apparatuses or certain doom will unfold.

Note: Captain Morgan Rum has been used in step 7 with no ill effects...

Disobey This Order At Peril and Penalty Of Our Royal Displeasure

From Solemn Mysteries Of The Ancient Order of The Deep

[knot for shore]

Or take some 80 grit, then 50 grit, the 30 grit, well...........you see what I'm getting at. The ceremony will consist of the 30 pack you ingest while doing the job!

And have a smoke when you're finished.....and I don't mean the wacky weed type either!!

[PurpleCedarPlug]

Big Fish Billy - Thanks. I think that's what the wife saw somewhere..

Homewrecker - Cat's not out of the bag yet.. but she will be a nice one. Looking forward to next season.

[Big Fish Billy]

Arrrgg, To All Sailors Wherever You May Be...below is the method approved by King Neptune, Ruler of the Raging Main, for use in all seven seas, inland waterways, fresh and salt alike, under no circumstances vary the details under penalties of certain distruction and death to all on board...

Materials required:
1. bottle of Myers Rum
1. bottle champagne (preferably imported, but domestic has been successfully used)
1. red hair ( must be from a genuine redhead maiden and must be exactly six inches long.
1. Rabbits foot.


Procedure:
1.Wrap the red hair around rabbit's foot.
2. Soak rabbit's foot in black rum.
3. Rub soaked rabbit's foot over old boat name (very vigorously)
4. Without turning around, throw rabbit's foot over left shoulder into the sea. If boat is positioned where this can not be done, it is permissible to have a second person catch the rabbit's foot in a bucket and run it to the sea.
5. Drink remainder of the bottle of rum whilst removing the old name.
6. Apply new name to boat.
7.Have a boat christening ceremony, but DO NOT BREAK THE CHAMPAGNE BOTTLE ON BOAT. Just sprinkle some on the new name and drink the rest.
8. Upon first lauch and venture into clear salt or fresh water, not brack water, you must stop and back up three lengths of the boat, in essence backing over the old name.
9. Finally, be sure all traces of the old name are off the boat, life jackets, tender names, etc. Do not rename the various apparatuses or certain doom will unfold.

Note: Captain Morgan Rum has been used in step 7 with no ill effects...

Disobey This Order At Peril and Penalty Of Our Royal Displeasure

From Solemn Mysteries Of The Ancient Order of The Deep

Be advised, failure to observe rule 9 of the above, completely, can cause certain peril. In one instance a faded key chain was overlooked, the boat was hit by lightning, engine ingested salt water, and as an end result it sank...

[Big Fish Billy]

Big Fish Billy - Thanks. I think that's what the wife saw somewhere..

Homewrecker - Cat's not out of the bag yet.. but she will be a nice one. Looking forward to next season.

Be sure you find a real red head, it is hard these days, I can send you one if you need it.....

[homewrecker]

Ed,I hope it all works out for you!!

p.s. my wife is a natural redhead.

[Capt Attitude]

I know