I'm not really superstitious but the last 2 boats I changed the name
of sunk. How does a person change the name of a boat without
aggravating the marine Gods?

Very interesting: I, too, sank mine after changing the name (Shalmar to
Aiki). Indeed, she hit a reef in Indonesia and was totally lost only a few
days after receiving the new registration certificate. I didn't even have
time to paint the new name on the boat.....

Rgds

Andy W
UK


"Vince LoRusso" wrote in message
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I'm not really superstitious but the last 2 boats I changed the name
of sunk. How does a person change the name of a boat without
aggravating the marine Gods?

Did you properly DE-name the boat first? If you don't Poseidon and the other
gods will be all confused about what boat it is, and bad things will happen.
Here are a couple of ceremonies...

http://www.sailnow.com/sail/denaming1a.html
http://boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/rename.htm


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That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their
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"Blue Turtle" wrote in message
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Very interesting: I, too, sank mine after changing the name (Shalmar to
Aiki). Indeed, she hit a reef in Indonesia and was totally lost only a few
days after receiving the new registration certificate. I didn't even have
time to paint the new name on the boat.....

Rgds

Andy W
UK


"Vince LoRusso" wrote in message
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I'm not really superstitious but the last 2 boats I changed the name
of sunk. How does a person change the name of a boat without
aggravating the marine Gods?

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(Vince LoRusso) wrote:

I'm not really superstitious but the last 2 boats I changed the name
of sunk. How does a person change the name of a boat without
aggravating the marine Gods?

There is an ancient and sacred ritual for this. There are several variants.

All require copious amounts of alcohol.

Some require a Native American Witch Doctor.

More alcohol...

Good luck!

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³Freedom Is a Light for Which Many Have Died in Darkness³

- Tomb of the unknown - American Revolution

Sounds like you guys have poor choice of boats or moorings, rather than bad
luck.

I've change boat names before without ill effect. But who knows, what good
luck might have befallen me had I left well enough alone.


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My opinion and experience. FWIW

Steve
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I don't know how you would prove it but I was always told you should never
change the name of a boat while it is in the water...
"Vince LoRusso" wrote in message
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I'm not really superstitious but the last 2 boats I changed the name
of sunk. How does a person change the name of a boat without
aggravating the marine Gods?