Need a name!! Any suggestions

forsaleireland

I have my boat since last year,re painted her as i got it a project but still have no name for her,it's a 16ft sea nymph fibre glass

Do i have to register her after i name her??

Was thinking since there is a pub called the galway hooker in dublin,was gonna call her The Dublin Hooker

Any other suggestions??

fergal.b

Nympha lunaris --- " moon fairy"

Meriel --- "sea nymph"

Hootanany

Vera

Andrew33

I'm kind of reading that it's a second hand boat?
If it had a name previously it's considered unlucky to rename a boat (look what happened to the Titanic).

Tabnabs

Andrew33 wrote: »

I'm kind of reading that it's a second hand boat?
If it had a name previously it's considered unlucky to rename a boat (look what happened to the Titanic).

Eh? What was the Titanic originally called???

fergal.b

Once you've chosen the name, the real fun begins, if you're even a little superstitious and/or like games. You've surely heard it's bad luck to re-name a boat. Here are some tips (and old-sailor's tales) for warding off the bad luck, and having a good time while you're at it:

First, obliterate all records of the boat's previous name. (Unless you're really, really sentimental. In that case, you may find that leaving a plaque with the ship's former name below board an acceptable alternative to complete obliteration.) Most sailors agree that it's a good idea to make sure you cross out the old name on all paper records, too, such as log books and maintenance records. The aggressively superstitious sailor may prefer to get new record books entirely, and simply toss out the old ones. Do not forget to check key chains, life rings, and (of course) the transom and forward boat names. If the boat's previous owner used vinyl lettering on the boat, you can purchase a variety of commercial products, such as Goo-Gone, to aid in peeling off the old letters. But turpentine will do the job as well as the Goo-gone, and is cheaper. Use a razor blade angled close to the boat's surface to aid in peeling the letters off.

Next, you will need to notify the Coast Guard of the changes by submitting proper documentation. Then you can apply the new name to the boat's hull. After you have done this, comes the real fun...

Boat Renaming Ceremonies

You have your choice of a variety of traditions including some gymnastic sailing across the equator (you do this backwards and throw the name plates overboard), and/or lots of champagne. Having a personal preference for the bubbly, I suggest you invite your least landlubberly friends and family aboard for a christening ceremony. This ceremony can be as simple or elaborate as you choose, though most ceremonies have similar elements. Generally, it's a good idea to let Neptune know that the former Ol' Sea Spray will no longer be sailing his seas by that name, but to please welcome the fabulous new Black Pearl (cf., again, the Pirates of the Caribbean) into his care.

Now, I must tell you, there are actual liturgical formulas for doing this, if you are so inclined to discover them. At this point, you can toss some (or a lot) of the champagne overboard as a libation to Neptune. Try to get some of it on the hull of your boat. In fact, some ceremonies call for cracking the champagne bottle on the hull, so that the boat and Neptune both get their fair share. You may choose to appeal to each of the four winds, as a safety net, or go straight for the rest of the champagne yourself. Either way, share it with your friends and have a good time, recognizing that hard work and good planning keep the boat (at least) as safe as a bit of good luck or favor from the gods of wind and sea.

For her part, Dante will probably confer that her basement "mooring" has more to do with her owner's negligence than the anger of Neptune. Perhaps she will have better luck with her next owner.

Andrew33

Tabnabs wrote: »

Eh? What was the Titanic originally called???

It's a bit of a joke, and a stab at the conspiracy theorists (CT's).
It has long been held by the CT's that the ship that famously sank after hitting the 'berg was in fact Cunard Lines sister ship "Olympic" which had been repainted in secrecy as the Titanic. Identical to the Titanic (a couple of feet difference in length I think) and the real Titanic had some propeller probs in the days before it's maiden voyage and rather than cancel the maiden voyage Cunard supposedly had the Olympic renamed.

Conchir

Kiss My Aft.

earpiece

The MissInclined

alexlyons

To add to fergal's list:

Some people like to write the name of the old boat on the keel/underside of the hull in chalk. This allows the sea to wash away the old name

forsaleireland

fergal.b wrote: »

Nympha lunaris --- " moon fairy"

Meriel --- "sea nymph"

lol not bad at all but the old name was already taken of her before i stared any painting so i forget what it was :eek:

vibe666

i always said if i got a boat i'd name it the Disco Volante (Flying Saucer) after the villain's boat in the James Bond movie Thunderball.

of course it would need to be a high tech superyacht.

forsaleireland

it only cost 800 not 8 mil,still a good name though,please keep them coming