On 31 Dec 2003 16:07:04 -0000, Ante Topic Mimara
] wrote:

Greetings all... (Happy New Year too)

I was at a marina the other day, and saw a wonderful name
on a little boat that was attached to the back end of a
big boat. The little boat was named "Paid IV". But the name
on the bigger boat was "Not Paid IV".

What is a good way to put a new name on an old boat?

I have gone to Google, but have not found a good way,
only people talking about "the ritual". What is this
ritual?

Go to Google Groups and use the advanced search.

Search for:
all the words: changing name
return only messages from: rec.boats.*
return only messages where author is: paul kamen

You will get 6 threads (5 applicable) dating back to
1993 where this subject is discussed.

Paul (call me fishmeal) Kamen provides and describes the
proper ritual in detail.