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What is your view on renaming boats.

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  • 14-05-2019 12:07am
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    SafeSurfer
    Registered Users Posts: 6,415 ✭✭✭


    A friend has just bought a boat which he is going to rename. I had, and have numerous boats but have never renamed a boat. Maybe I am just superstitious but I feel the original name is part of the history of the boat and gives it character. I know of people who rename dogs they adopt or buy but both dog and boat renaming feel wrong to me. How do you feel about it?

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    neris
    Registered Users Posts: 20,036 ✭✭✭✭neris


    Depends on the name of the boat. Some boats have names that are personal to a previous owner that could be named after a family and don't suit a new owner, other boats just have terrible names that need to be changed. I changed the name of my boat back to its original name from when it was built because the name I bought it with was stupid and didn't suit the boat


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    mikeymouse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 568 ✭✭✭mikeymouse


    He could call it Theseus, or Trigger's Broom.


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    AndyBoBandy
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 14,897 Mod ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    My dad bought a boat in the early 90's, (she was a salvage job). Originally called 'First Tri" (she was a Beneteau First 32s5, and a lot of Beneteau First's would have 'First' in the name) but my dad renamed her 'Sweet Freedom'.

    When he sold her, he bought me a mini tonner racing boat which was called 'Will O The Wisp' which I renamed 'Wildfire'. I had her for about 6 years, and had great fun racing (and winning) in local club racing.

    Last year I bought a boat that was called 'Empathy', I liked the name so kept it, but if I didn't like it I'd have no qualms in changing it.


    The point is, you can change the name if you want. I wouldn't be superstitious about it at all.

    The only time I'd absolutely not change a name would be if the boat was well known, or had a good racing history (i.e. Imp, Moonduster etc.... but ill never own any of the old famous facing boats)


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    AndyBoBandy
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 14,897 Mod ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    neris wrote: »
    the name I bought it with was stupid and didn't suit the boat

    You have to tell us now.....


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    fergal.b
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 6,320 Mod ✭✭✭✭fergal.b


    My boat was called "Gay Lady" I have nothing against them but felt it might be misleading to other boaters so I changed it. :)




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    Tabnabs
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,692 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tabnabs


    Ships have name changes with every new owner and sometimes with a new long term charter. I've worked on ships that had numerous previous names and there's nothing to the superstition. Change it to whatever takes your fancy.


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    drummerlad
    Registered Users Posts: 33 ✭drummerlad


    Hello,

    Can anyone recommend a place to buy the Vinyl letters for a boat? I am looking at Amazon but I am not sure of how they will look when they arrive.

    thanks,

    Brian


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    Jim from Cork
    Registered Users Posts: 190 ✭✭Jim from Cork


    drummerlad wrote: »
    Hello,

    Can anyone recommend a place to buy the Vinyl letters for a boat? I am looking at Amazon but I am not sure of how they will look when they arrive.

    thanks,

    Brian

    Go to your local print shop or signmakers/writers they will churn out whatever your heart desires.


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    Jim from Cork
    Registered Users Posts: 190 ✭✭Jim from Cork


    It is generally reckoned for the superstitious that you should keep a piece of the old name on board the vessel when you change name. So if there are decals then keep a little piece of a letter and plank it somewhere on board.


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    cbreeze
    Registered Users Posts: 862 ✭✭✭cbreeze


    Jim from Cork wrote: »
    It is generally reckoned for the superstitious that you should keep a piece of the old name on board the vessel when you change name. So if there are decals then keep a little piece of a letter and plank it somewhere on board.

    Some say it is not bad luck if you change the name when the boat is out of the water.
    Another boat I know kept the original name but put the new name in bigger letters.
    Of course, if a boat has a pretentious or hard to pronounce name, other boaters will give it an unflattering nickname


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    10pennymixup
    Registered Users Posts: 516 ✭✭✭10pennymixup


    If you can't take it out of the water:

    Take any and all evidence of the old name off the boat, decals, name plates, skippers caps, anything.
    Make a paper boat as in with a sheet of A4. Write the old name on it, launch it and try set fire to it as well.

    Then you're safe to rename the boat. If it's a barge christen it with a bottle of ale or stout.

    And I tell myself that I'm not superstitious:)


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