boat renaming... is it bad luck

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We bought a 1987 Four Winns that has a name on her but we wanted to change the name but have heard that its really bad luck to do so.....any ideas on this topic would be appreciated.
 
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Re: boat renaming... is it bad luck

It's only bad luck if you do it wrong. You must pay tribute to the gods of the sea and winds.

Here's a link on how to do it right so as to not upset the powers that be: Boat Renaming Ceremony
 
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Lovetoshop said:
We bought a 1987 Four Winns that has a name on her but we wanted to change the name but have heard that its really bad luck to do so.....any ideas on this topic would be appreciated.
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If you aren't superstitious nothing will happen. Go ahead and change it.
 
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Thanks Beefer for the insight. Thats alot of stuff to go through just to change her name and if I dont do it exactly right it would be all for nothing anyways. Maybe I'll just have to get used to her name... Bo's Forty Seven 07. Heck I dont even know a Bo...lol
 
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Actually, it doesn't have to be that complicated. Take the old name off with acetone, write the name on a piece of paper, burn the paper in an ashtray and spread the ashes on the water you usually use the boat in.

If you buy a used boat and name it after your wife, no problem.

If you already have a boat named after your wife and you get a divorce, don't name it after your second wife until after you satisfy Poseidon with the ceremony!
 
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sethjon said:
If you aren't superstitious nothing will happen. Go ahead and change it.
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I would disagree. If you just change the name, you have no legitimate excuse to have a 'Boat Renaming Party'. Trust me.... they're FUN!!!! :D
 
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Not wanting to argue the merits or demerits of performing a renaming ceremony, but would this also apply to just UNnaming a boat? Remove the existing name and not replacing it.

Wayne
 
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Dude...are you serious? Superstition? Bad luck?

Just change the name already...
 
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Fireman431 said:
Dude...are you serious? Superstition? Bad luck?

Just change the name already...
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No, I'm not serious, but it makes for a fun afternoon.



...and evening! :D
 
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The ceremony must be observed or you will encounter foul winds and rough waters.
 
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tmcalavy said:
The ceremony must be observed or you will encounter foul winds and rough waters.
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Yep. Why take a chance and upset old King Neptune. It makes for a very nice ceremony. Get some decent champane. You only have to pour a little over the bow, the rest is for human consumption.
 
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no it's fine BUT it is TERRIBLE luck to start a thread on boat renaming, oil, or rusty trailers :D
 
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I heard that the best thing to do when renaming a boat was to keep the old name somewhere on the boat. By doing this I suppose that you aren't renaming it but giving it a additional name?
 
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carlh said:
I heard that the best thing to do when renaming a boat was to keep the old name somewhere on the boat. By doing this I suppose that you aren't renaming it but giving it a additional name?
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No, no no! All traces of the old name must be eradicated in an official, Neptune/Poseidon-approved cerenony that involves friends and quantities of high-quality spirits.

(c'mon, it's all silly superstition, but it isn't a bad way to spend time on the boat, either!)
 
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Re: boat renaming... is it bad luck

Here's the question I have. My boat was never named, I just ordered the name I want to give her from "Overton's" in vinyl lettering. It should be here sometime this week. What do I need to do to give the boat it's first name? I guess I just jump straight to the party part of the ceremony, right?
 
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Buying the boat was your bad luck...the name has nothing to do with it. Prepare to pay .


Good luck with her I hope she is good to you and your wife.
 
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Never believed in any of that crap. I've removed names without replacing them on every used boat I've owned. I have a new boat now and after 4 years have yet to put a name on it. Nothing ever happened and nothing ever will. Nothing happens when I break a mirror, nothing happens when I walk under a ladder, nothing happens when a black cat crosses my way. Nothing. If you want to have a party or a ceremony for a name change suit yourself. Have fun. I would feel reel silly burning things and shouting to mythical gods in the sky.
 
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Pirate_40 said:
Never believed in any of that crap. I've removed names without replacing them on every used boat I've owned. I have a new boat now and after 4 years have yet to put a name on it. Nothing ever happened and nothing ever will. Nothing happens when I break a mirror, nothing happens when I walk under a ladder, nothing happens when a black cat crosses my way. Nothing. If you want to have a party or a ceremony for a name change suit yourself. Have fun. I would feel reel silly burning things and shouting to mythical gods in the sky.
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Pirate 40, got to agree with you. As I am a Reverand ($24 on the internet bought me that title :D) I have preformed weddings and a couple boat renaming ceremonies. (I don't believe a guy should do either one.) We renamed a boat a decade ago simply by removing the old and replacing with new. She was one of the best boats I ever ran.
 
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Lovetoshop said:
Thanks Beefer for the insight. Thats alot of stuff to go through just to change her name and if I dont do it exactly right it would be all for nothing anyways. Maybe I'll just have to get used to her name... Bo's Forty Seven 07. Heck I dont even know a Bo...lol
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Allow me to introduce myself...:D

Beefer said:
...or ethanol
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Every renaming ceremony I've read about involves ethanol, usually is copious amounts!
 
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