[Alberg30] Renaiming

[Roger L. Kingsland]

> C. B.,
>
> On 9/11/03 you wrote;
>
> >My opinion & practice ... If you do not like the name look into the boats
> >documentation & see what the previous names were.  I believe that you DO
NOT
> >rename a boat, as it is bad luck, even with a new owner unless it has
been
> >sunk. I am generally not superstitious but the sea is a different animal
&
> >this practice I hold dear.
> >
> >Just my $0.02.
> >
> >C.B. Currier
> >Annapolis, MD
> >Infinity #57 (Always known that way)
> >Daybreak #458(PO wanted to name 'The Sherrod' but never got around to it)
>
>
> And on  9/30/03 you also wrote;
>
> >..... I do not rename my boats, I may though go back to an old one if I
can
> >find
> >out what it was.
>
>
> Well, I am trying to get a handle on this name change thing.  As I
understand it
> is not kosher to rename a boat unless it has been sunk but it is OK to use
a
> previous name for the same boat.  Although not applicable, I suppose it
> would be acceptable to rename a boat captured as a prize of war (Gordon
Laco
> probably has the scoop on that).
>
> I do want to rename "The Sailing Artist Formally Known as Mahina Manu"
(A30 #148) so
> here's my plan.  First, check into previous names.  Hopefully there will
be
> a good one like "Springtide" or "Zest."  Knowing my luck, the past names
> will probably be more like "Bucket" or "Ballast" or "Bopper."
>
> If the old names don't float my boat, I had thought about
> actually sinking the boat.  But, to do it right seems a little drastic.
Do I
> need to get the entire cabin top under water or just get the cabin sole
> awash in order for it to be officially sunk?
>
> Another promising opportunity is to sell the boat to someone who will
rename
> it and sell it back to me.  I have a non sailor neighbor who has agreed to
> buy #148 from me for a dollar, rename her and sell her back to me for two
> dollars.  One hundred percent profit for so little work isn't bad.
>
> My only risk with this scenario is my neighbor might decide to forgo the
> profit, keep the boat and rename her "Roger's Folly."  In that case I
would
> consider declaring war on my neighbor, taking her (the boat, not the
> neighbor) as a prize and renaming the boat; something like "Victory" or
> "Indefatigable" or "Spoils of War" (SOW for short).  Come to think of it,
> this would be a pretty neat opportunity.  I could write a modern day
Patrick
> O'Brian novel about my little war with detail descriptions of all the
navel
> battles, blockades, ect..
>
> Lastly, I could ask Bill and Mary Ann Mahony for a copy of their
dename/rename ceremony
> and try to use it to cover my bases and hope for Neptune's forgiveness.
>
> Thanks for your two cents.  Variety is the spice of a wooden nickel.
>
> Roger Kingsland
>
> PS - I agree with Gord on the pictures of Infinity; she looks great.  I to
> (am planning to) have a blue hull.  Did you paint her deck with non slip
> paint?
>
>
>


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