Name change... good mojo or bunk?

[jennis9]

I have heard most seamen are supersticious.

I have also heard that if you buy a boat and want to change the name of the boat that there are certain rituals or prayers you say for good luck. I'm not sure if it's luck, karma or mojo... Do you guys believe this and have you done it with your vessels?

 

[traderdavel]

Re: Name change... good mojo or bunk?

I don't know if it is a silly superstition or not, but when something goes wrong, (note I said when and not if), if you did not perform the ritual I guarantee you will wish to yourself that you had.

 

[marine4003]

Re: Name change... good mojo or bunk?

Ok, slow down,this is important stuff..You MUST have an un-naming ceremony prior to re-naming your boat,if not expect all sorts of calamity to rein down on you and your boat.
The ceremony can be as simple as downing some Beer ,has to be nautical beer ( Anchor Steam ) or Rum, definitely Rum. then make up some sort of nautical sounding tribute to the previous name,then ask Neptune to take the former name, Drink some more Rum....Ok,More.....Now ask Neptune to accept your new name and bless your craft....Now finish Rum.
Although this seems silly...Dont do it and see what happens,remember the Exxon Valdez??? used to be called the Exxon Remerez, didn't have the ceremony..........

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: Name change... good mojo or bunk?

here you go. http://boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/rename.htm

 

[eavega]

Re: Name change... good mojo or bunk?

....Now finish Rum.

You sure you're even gonna remember the new name by the time you get through all that rum?

-E

 

[NSBCraig]

Re: Name change... good mojo or bunk?

here you go. http://boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/rename.htm

Well there you have it.

 

[AnonymousBoater]

Re: Name change... good mojo or bunk?

Man thats a lot of work. I need to rename my boat. Someone named it "4-Play". Thats gotta go. heh

 

[mike64]

Re: Name change... good mojo or bunk?

Ok, slow down,this is important stuff..You MUST have an un-naming ceremony prior to re-naming your boat,if not expect all sorts of calamity to rein down on you and your boat.
The ceremony can be as simple as downing some Beer ,has to be nautical beer ( Anchor Steam ) or Rum, definitely Rum. then make up some sort of nautical sounding tribute to the previous name,then ask Neptune to take the former name, Drink some more Rum....Ok,More.....Now ask Neptune to accept your new name and bless your craft....Now finish Rum.
Although this seems silly...Dont do it and see what happens,remember the Exxon Valdez??? used to be called the Exxon Remerez, didn't have the ceremony..........

I seem to remember the cause of the Exxon Valdez accident had more to do with too much rum during the skippering than not enough rum during the renaming

 

[CATransplant]

Re: Name change... good mojo or bunk?

I don't know, but after I stopped calling my boat Piece-O-Junk, it seemed to float higher and run faster. Call me superstitious, but...

 

[Knot Waiting]

Re: Name change... good mojo or bunk?

Man thats a lot of work. I need to rename my boat. Someone named it "4-Play". Thats gotta go. heh

Well if the ceremony goes awry and you get stuck with the name you could allways dock with the swingers (I assume) on our river and hang with the likes of: X-Ta-Sea, Wet Nipples, Fanta-Sea, Exotic Pleasures, Dripping Wet, and Play Thing..

 

[Five O'Clock]

Re: Name change... good mojo or bunk?

i heard you always have to keep the old name on the boat... rename the boat on the outter hull, but you have to physically write the old name on the boat somewhere, it can be hidden, but it has to be on the boat somewhere.

 

[AnonymousBoater]

Re: Name change... good mojo or bunk?

Wow...them some names.

 

[jennis9]

Re: Name change... good mojo or bunk?

EXCELLENT.. I happen to like RUM! I forgot to mention that the old name is the Rondovous... named after the previous owner. Good name but doesn't work for us... our new name will be the Check Your Fly II... here's the logo I designed.

I think you all are right - the ritual wins... I vote yo ho ho for the good mojo and a bottle of rum...

 

[fixb52s]

Re: Name change... good mojo or bunk?

Yikes! My boat came with a name on it, "Jay Bird" that I took off within 5 minutes of bringing it home 7 months ago. I also seen the old name painted over on the transom "Sloppy Seconds". I have since color sanded that off and do not have the new name on yet. I wonder if a ceremony was performed when the first name was removed? Well, the previous owner is dead, and this boat has been fighting me all throughout the rebuild. I wonder if I have to do 2 different ceremonies or can combine them? Sounds like a lot of rum (not that that matters... but still!)

I just happen to have a new bottle of Bacardi Razz just waiting for this! ​

 

[dimock44]

Re: Name change... good mojo or bunk?

Ok, slow down,this is important stuff..You MUST have an un-naming ceremony prior to re-naming your boat,if not expect all sorts of calamity to rein down on you and your boat.
The ceremony can be as simple as downing some Beer ,has to be nautical beer ( Anchor Steam ) or Rum, definitely Rum. then make up some sort of nautical sounding tribute to the previous name,then ask Neptune to take the former name, Drink some more Rum....Ok,More.....Now ask Neptune to accept your new name and bless your craft....Now finish Rum.
Although this seems silly...Dont do it and see what happens,remember the Exxon Valdez??? used to be called the Exxon Remerez, didn't have the ceremony..........

I just finished my list of 50 new names and am getting ready to go out for several cases of beer and rum.

 

[gcboat]

Re: Name change... good mojo or bunk?

Geez, I'd certainly like to be at that ceremony!!

 

[wca_tim]

Re: Name change... good mojo or bunk?

Well, the previous owner is dead, and this boat has been fighting me all throughout the rebuild. ​

see what happens? Be afraid... be very afraid... you may be living on borrowed time!

 

[chicknwing]

Re: Name change... good mojo or bunk?

Wow, this is interesting, I guess maybe this is the reason my transom rotted out I forgot to take the boat to the water for the ceremony. I did however in true naval fashion bust a rather good bottle of champagne on the bow. I think I might have been lucky since when I got my boat she had no name anywhere, I commissioned her as "Wet Dreams" seems to fit. Always had dreams of owning a boat and of course the water is wet, Since I am in the middle of a restore I will definitely be following the advice from the link that TD gave us.

 

[chicknwing]

Re: Name change... good mojo or bunk?

forgot to ask one question, the article refers to the sea, I boat in fresh water only, will the Gods hear me, being that I am roughly 100 miles from the open ocean?

TC

 

[marine4003]

Re: Name change... good mojo or bunk?

Mr Campbell
Even if you were using a remote control toy boat in a bathtub.....The Boating Gods know All.