Changing the name on a ship

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If God Blesses me my 2005 C-22 will be here within 2 weeks.

My Wife ( deceased) told me that you should never change the name on a ship

Her father was a sea captain and a solo builder of a 66' customer motor yacht.
When I purchased my 32' sailboat named " Simplistic" I really did not care for the name but she said absolutely that that name can not be changed.

I am not a lan lobber, I have sailed to the Cape Horn, the straights of Magellan, Ushuaia Argentina 6 Trans Atlantic crossing On a 200' Converted 3 masted schooner , Sailed single hand sailed from Beaufort NC to NY Harbor on My 32' Sailboat.

I have searched thousands of boats in the last few months and the C-dory 22 looks to be my last boat. It has everything a retired soul, needing to get back to the salt that anyone could ask for.
I just want to name this boat myself an not have to pay 60K+ just to have the right to name a boat.
any Opinions?
 
Never changing a boats name sits right in with nautical nonsense such as never sailing on a Friday, never going to sea with a woman onboard! You either believe it or you don't ? It is pure fantasy. Go ahead and change the name. I did.

I served in the Royal Navy, we had warships that had changed their name. I came through unscathed.

Martin.
 
There is a naming ceremony often used at C-Brat gatherings. Many of the boats being named are not new and most of those have gone through a denaming ceremony at the same gathering. "Reverend" Jim and Asst Rev. Dave handle the honors.
 
For those Brats who want to play safe, take out 'insurance' by having Rev Jim & Asst Rev Dave do the honours, is their a printed version of the ceremony that can be handed out for when Jim and/or Dave are not available :wink:

Martin.
 
Stepped on a million cracks, moms back was fine. Black cats,not a problem. Knock on wood? Maybe with your head! I just cant do superstition!! Life if tough enough without muddieing the water any more than necessary. Vern/C-dog
 
The Sailing Vessel Vema That I spent 2 years on was crewed by Newf inlanders and the Scientific staff was from Columbia University. I was part of the Sci-Staff. My role was to photo graphic the Ocean bottom with a photo-type deep sea camera lowered from a diesel winch
My second responsibility was to Throw WWII TNT off the Stern for bottom Topography.
I wore a vest of 96lb of TNT. 48 LB one each shoulder with a 6' fuse. I would give the ok to pull the fuse starters on the blasting caps and walk to to the bitter end of the stern and throw the Haversacks of TNN off each shoulder on a rolling wet deck one at a time.

There was a lot of superstition on that ship.
That's why I asked.
 
I don't have time to look now but if you use the forum's search feature this has been brought up before.
If I remember I'll look after work.
 
Captains Cat,
What great links!! Thanks!
I feel better now lol.
One thing for sure I won't be doing the renaming after my ration of Rum.
I just read my post from late last night and can't find 2 words spelled correctly even with a spell checker!!
 
I will add a joke


An economic forecaster was known to have an horseshoe prominently displayed above the door frame of his office.

Asked what it was for, he replied that it was a good luck charm that helped his forecasts.

But do you believe in that superstition? he was asked, and he said, "Of course not!" But then why do you keep it? "Well," he said, "it works whether you believe in it or not."
 
The hardest part of de-naming is getting the old name off the boat. Congrats on the new to you. Enjoy and have fun picking and putting your new name on.

Harvey
SleepyC :moon

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