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Mobjack posted 06-30-2006 05:56 PM ET (US)
Some of you will remember giving me advice in both directions when I queried the forum as to the dilemna of renaming a boat that already had a name.
My 1983 Montauk, christened the "Sweetie" by her owner in remembrance of the B-29 bomber that he flew in WWII, was the subject of this debate. I took everyone's valuable advice to heart, and then I agonized a little bit. In the end, those cheap black mailbox letters on the transom had to go. Henceforth, the "Sweetie" will roam the lower Chesapeake Bay as the "Sleigh Ride". After all, it is a little Boston Whaler that often targets big fish.(Not always successfully). Little boat, big fish, I like the way it sounds.
jimh posted 06-30-2006 07:32 PM ET (US)
I hope you followed my recommendation for the procedure. I mentioned this some time ago in another discussion, but allow me to re-post it here:
Procedure to name Boston Whaler:
--Wash the hull using rainwater. If there are stubborn area of dirt you may use grain alcohol as a solvent, but nothing else. Purity is important.
--Prepare the Boston Whaler so that everything is shipshape and the vessel is in a proper state of readiness for the sea. Fuel in the tanks should be from a name-brand provider, and--very important--any two-stroke oil aboard must be in a container that carries the same brand name as your engine.
--If the vessel is on land (on a trailer) orient the vessel so the fore and aft mid-line of the vessel lies on a compass azimuth which points toward Rockland, Massachusetts. (Hint: Use GOOGLE EARTH to help determine your compass azimuth to Rockland.) The stern should be pointing toward Rockland.
--If the vessel is at sea, orient the vessel as described above, in shallow water not more than waist deep.
--Prepare yourself, as well. You should be wearing appropriate nautical clothing. Recommended outfits include almost anything from the L. L. Bean catalogue. Patagonia sportswear can be used, if the colors are traditional.
--Purchase at least a six-pack of SAMUEL ADAMS BOSTON LAGER. Also have a bottle opener whose handle has a nautical figure, e.g. a mermaid, or other nautical motiff.
--Stand before the vessel, facing toward Rockland, Massachusetts. With proper solemnity speak aloud, "I name this Boston Whaler [boat's name]." Give the SAMUEL ADAMS BOSTON LAGER several violent shakes, quickly open the bottle, and spray the bow of the boat with a shower. The boat owner should then consume the remaining contents of the bottle.
--The process should be witnessed by at least two other Boston Whaler owners.
--Hold a reception immediately afterwards. Serve the rest of the SAMUEL ADAMS BOSTON LAGER along with hamburgers. Use ground sirloin and cook only to medium rare.
elaelap posted 06-30-2006 07:48 PM ET (US)
One serious warning--never, never, ever use red wine to christen a fiberglass boat. Being a Sonoma County chauvanist when it comes to wine and the Pacific coastline, I foolishly decided to have my hopefully virginal daughter Katie douse the bows of my classic Outrage 18, which I was renaming "Cetaceous," with a decent but unpretentious Sonoma cabernet--taste of rose hips, garlic, Cheetos, and Gauloise cigaret smoke inhaled in a Lyon cave on a rainy fall morning, hungover from too much Pernod and that certain smell of Apache dancers' sweat and their cheap cologne--anyway, I'm still trying to get the wine stains out of the gelcoat, three years after the fact. Use jimh's lager, champagne, or a light, dry white...but NOT FROM NAPA COUNTY! ;-)
Tuco
Mobjack posted 07-01-2006 09:55 AM ET (US)
Wow, now that is a ritual...All I need is a bottle of halibut slime to smear on the bow.
an86carrera posted 07-01-2006 08:10 PM ET (US)
Superstitious I guess but if I don't like the name I don't buy the boat if it is too large not to have a name (over 30'). Or, if it is under that length and I really like the boat I will just take it off and not rename.
I have many boating friends that have renamed the boat all of them have had problems with the boat. Two had to replace the engines and one had a bulkhead break on a trip back from Bimini. None of them went thru any ceremony.
But I do like Jim's ceremony if you have to rename it. It is just complicated enough to work...maybe.
Good Luck,
Len
crabby posted 07-02-2006 06:00 AM ET (US)
If you use the wine that comes in a box the red stains come out after a year or two...if you don't cover them and let the sun and salt air do their thing.
Mobjack posted 07-03-2006 08:20 AM ET (US)
Well, I didnt follow the ceremony to the letter, but she definitely got properly baptized over the weekend. Got my brother in law his first big cobia, well, not huge, but forty pounds , which was 39 pounds bigger than any fish he had ever caught. So my christening formula ended up being: 2 parts cobia blood, one part my blood, one part menhaden chum, one part menhaden oil, one part heineken. And throw in some eels. I think we did face east at sunrise though, or something like that.
alfa posted 07-03-2006 02:36 PM ET (US)
Thanks for this moment of laugh Jim.
Thanks for others to participate
That's whalers

Alain

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Author	Topic: Renaming a classic
Mobjack	posted 06-30-2006 05:56 PM ET (US) Some of you will remember giving me advice in both directions when I queried the forum as to the dilemna of renaming a boat that already had a name. My 1983 Montauk, christened the "Sweetie" by her owner in remembrance of the B-29 bomber that he flew in WWII, was the subject of this debate. I took everyone's valuable advice to heart, and then I agonized a little bit. In the end, those cheap black mailbox letters on the transom had to go. Henceforth, the "Sweetie" will roam the lower Chesapeake Bay as the "Sleigh Ride". After all, it is a little Boston Whaler that often targets big fish.(Not always successfully). Little boat, big fish, I like the way it sounds.
jimh	posted 06-30-2006 07:32 PM ET (US) I hope you followed my recommendation for the procedure. I mentioned this some time ago in another discussion, but allow me to re-post it here: Procedure to name Boston Whaler: --Wash the hull using rainwater. If there are stubborn area of dirt you may use grain alcohol as a solvent, but nothing else. Purity is important. --Prepare the Boston Whaler so that everything is shipshape and the vessel is in a proper state of readiness for the sea. Fuel in the tanks should be from a name-brand provider, and--very important--any two-stroke oil aboard must be in a container that carries the same brand name as your engine. --If the vessel is on land (on a trailer) orient the vessel so the fore and aft mid-line of the vessel lies on a compass azimuth which points toward Rockland, Massachusetts. (Hint: Use GOOGLE EARTH to help determine your compass azimuth to Rockland.) The stern should be pointing toward Rockland. --If the vessel is at sea, orient the vessel as described above, in shallow water not more than waist deep. --Prepare yourself, as well. You should be wearing appropriate nautical clothing. Recommended outfits include almost anything from the L. L. Bean catalogue. Patagonia sportswear can be used, if the colors are traditional. --Purchase at least a six-pack of SAMUEL ADAMS BOSTON LAGER. Also have a bottle opener whose handle has a nautical figure, e.g. a mermaid, or other nautical motiff. --Stand before the vessel, facing toward Rockland, Massachusetts. With proper solemnity speak aloud, "I name this Boston Whaler [boat's name]." Give the SAMUEL ADAMS BOSTON LAGER several violent shakes, quickly open the bottle, and spray the bow of the boat with a shower. The boat owner should then consume the remaining contents of the bottle. --The process should be witnessed by at least two other Boston Whaler owners. --Hold a reception immediately afterwards. Serve the rest of the SAMUEL ADAMS BOSTON LAGER along with hamburgers. Use ground sirloin and cook only to medium rare.
elaelap	posted 06-30-2006 07:48 PM ET (US) One serious warning--never, never, ever use red wine to christen a fiberglass boat. Being a Sonoma County chauvanist when it comes to wine and the Pacific coastline, I foolishly decided to have my hopefully virginal daughter Katie douse the bows of my classic Outrage 18, which I was renaming "Cetaceous," with a decent but unpretentious Sonoma cabernet--taste of rose hips, garlic, Cheetos, and Gauloise cigaret smoke inhaled in a Lyon cave on a rainy fall morning, hungover from too much Pernod and that certain smell of Apache dancers' sweat and their cheap cologne--anyway, I'm still trying to get the wine stains out of the gelcoat, three years after the fact. Use jimh's lager, champagne, or a light, dry white...but NOT FROM NAPA COUNTY! ;-) Tuco
Mobjack	posted 07-01-2006 09:55 AM ET (US) Wow, now that is a ritual...All I need is a bottle of halibut slime to smear on the bow.
an86carrera	posted 07-01-2006 08:10 PM ET (US) Superstitious I guess but if I don't like the name I don't buy the boat if it is too large not to have a name (over 30'). Or, if it is under that length and I really like the boat I will just take it off and not rename. I have many boating friends that have renamed the boat all of them have had problems with the boat. Two had to replace the engines and one had a bulkhead break on a trip back from Bimini. None of them went thru any ceremony. But I do like Jim's ceremony if you have to rename it. It is just complicated enough to work...maybe. Good Luck, Len
crabby	posted 07-02-2006 06:00 AM ET (US) If you use the wine that comes in a box the red stains come out after a year or two...if you don't cover them and let the sun and salt air do their thing.
Mobjack	posted 07-03-2006 08:20 AM ET (US) Well, I didnt follow the ceremony to the letter, but she definitely got properly baptized over the weekend. Got my brother in law his first big cobia, well, not huge, but forty pounds , which was 39 pounds bigger than any fish he had ever caught. So my christening formula ended up being: 2 parts cobia blood, one part my blood, one part menhaden chum, one part menhaden oil, one part heineken. And throw in some eels. I think we did face east at sunrise though, or something like that.
alfa	posted 07-03-2006 02:36 PM ET (US) Thanks for this moment of laugh Jim. Thanks for others to participate That's whalers Alain