Boat Names

[starcrest]

there is something to the name.give it much thought.what are your other interests? "starcrest" comes from a specific skydiving activity.that is one of my other interests.that will be somehow incorporated into the name of my next boat.even tho' it wont be my seventh boat----being in vegas and all===lesssput $um good luck into it  'STARCREST 7' ;D ;)

[hearsejr]

 well I have so many intrests that it's hard to incorparate them..lol. let me see...motorcycles, schoolbus campers, flying, diving, hiking, and let's not forget the hearses.
I am about fixed on something like my dads boat ..MY OL'LADY..sort of seems to fit in. ofcourse my brother had a foam sailboat called a sea snark, that was named my old lady...it was not much of a boat though, more like a huge beer cooler with no top and a small sail.
Bill

[starcrest]

"DEAD DOWN WIND" or  "STIFF BREAZE" :D :D ;D :then there's the ever popular 'GREATFUL DEAD' but that's a "DEAD RINGER"

[Zen]

What about "church".
Then you could say, I spend all my free time in Church  ;)

[s/v Faith]

How about

"your name"


  Then when you meet someone special you ask their name.... and then say "Wow, I have Your name on the transom of my boat!  :o ::) :o ::) :-\






















;D

[Rockdoctor]

"Renaming a boat is, of course, not something to be done lightly. Since the beginning of time, sailors have sworn that there are unlucky ships and the unluckiest ships of all are those who have defied the gods and changed their names. So, is there a way to change a name and not incur the wrath of those deities that rule the elements? "
http://www.boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/rename.htm

[CapnK]

"Essie" or "Essencey" or somthin' like that, maybe...

( since her initials are "SC" = South Coast)

Just an idea. Not a real good one, but maybe better than Craigs...


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[Captain Smollett]

Supposedly renaming is bad luck anyway..unless you purge all evidence of the old name from the boat...and the renaming ceremony usually calls for sacrificing a virgin....where in the world would you ever find one of those? And if you did...what a shame to kill her!!!!  so do you want to take a chance of pissing off the sailing gods?  :o

Not to be argumentative, but I don't buy any of this for a second.  The old sailing Navies used rename ships all the time - with only the stroke of a pen in a log book and some paint on the stern.  So, I say rename at will and don't clog your mind with made-up superstition.

[Zen]

Yeah, that is true...and in a modern world somethings are just lore...and some are not...and though we think we know everything do not...

In my case since I believe in one God (with many names) and that we are all part of the Universe and many things in that universe ( aspects of God) have spirit (or are part of the great Spirit ). It does not hurt to repect that spirit.

When removing the old name from s/v Zen, I burned incense and thanked God for all the safe passages that he blessed the boat with under the former name and now place that name to rest.

When the new naming time comes around I will do it again and pray for safe passages under the new name.
Wither or not it makes a difference, does not matter, it matters to me and my spiritual connection with the Universe.

[Captain Smollett]

It does not hurt to repect that spirit.

When removing the old name from s/v Zen, I burned incense and thanked God for all the safe passages that he blessed the boat with under the former name and now place that name to rest.

When the new naming time comes around I will do it again and pray for safe passages under the new name.
Wither or not it makes a difference, does not matter, it matters to me and my spiritual connection with the Universe.

There is a BIG difference, at least in MY mind, between saying a prayer of thanks and humility and all the tripe floating around the Net about what one MUST do to change the name of a boat.  What you describe is indeed very spiritual, and is therefore both important and beautiful.

OOH, for example, I've read claims that one much get a virgin to urinate on the deck to 'purge' the old name/essence from the boat.  That's not spiritual (in my view); that's someone's attempt at humor that ends up just being stupid.  Claiming that just remaining a boat without ceremony is bad luck is not supported by the fact that hundreds, or thousands, of ships were renamed during war time with no ill effects attributable to the renaming (indeed, the capture BEFORE being renamed could be seen as bad luck on the original name - where does the superstition end?).

[Rockdoctor]

While I am not a superstitious person, I think there is a bit of romance in a boat naming ceremony and a bit of tradition that is worth remembering as well as a great excuse to have a few friends over. But heck, I still make my own wood blocks, use manila, have dead-eyes and a Kranze Iron and I burn a pair of socks on the equinox. I was trained by an Apache geologist when in Arizona, he is long gone now, but when he took a rock from the land, he would empty the tobacco from a cigarette on the spot because of his beliefs. When I go out west, I carry a pack with me, just in case I find something to collect, not because of my religious beliefs, but in respect for those that have gone before me, and from whom I was given so much.

[Pixie Dust]

I think most sailboaters have a *special connection* with their vessels.  I want to take care of PD and I know she will take care of me.  We all have our own spiritual beliefs and levels of faith and unique experiences that we bring to the table.  Zen, I was touched with your post.  Sounds like a very beautiful, simple and respectful moment with your boat and your God.   Fun is good too, but I agree about not reducing it to trashy.  The entries that touch me are the ones where the spiritual blessings and prayers are part of the process.... I guess because that is where *my* heart is as well.

[Coastal Cruiser]

Connie, I would go a bit further with your comment and add that over the many years of all types of boats  that I have spent on while enjoying the water, respect for the vessel that guildes me and keeps me safe, is also something that I am proud to be associated with should in return receive the upmost respect laid upon it.

After all, speaking only in my situation, but feel that most others carry the same care and desires, upmost care is taken, while off the water, with the work that goes into these vessels, to insure that my time spent on the water is enjoyable and safe, too, and something we can all be proud of in our own ways.

A name, if indeed someone chooses to apply to the boat, should be no different than any extention of your time of the labor of love spent , and should also show an extention of happiness and care, which is also used when doing preventitive maintainance and upgrades on the boat.

[CharlieJ]

Cranse irons??? WOW- I'm at this point in time building an 8 foot bow sprit for a gaffer over in Florida- TWO cranse irons- an inner one for the jib and an outer one for the drifter. The sprit is extendd 3 feet over what it was, to accomodate that drifter.

Here's a pic of the outboat end, with the outer iron fitted. The sprit had been 8 sided. It now has both irons fitted and is round from the inner to outer iron, 8 sided from the inner to the deck and square from there to the heel fitting.

[Pixie Dust]

Mike- I could not agree more!!  Karma pop.   ;)

[Rockdoctor]

Nice Iron CharlieJ. Is it stainless? Any more Pics?

[CharlieJ]

no, they are bronze. On my boat and on this gaffer, we try to stay with traditional bronze gear whenever possible. He's particular about that, although he isn't about wooden parts- I built him a birds mouth mast in 2004 to replace his solid one. Saved a ton of weight aloft.

I have a whole series of pics showing the entire build, from planing the baulk to right now. When it's all done and I show them to the customer, I'll post a series. I usually wait til I'm done and show a step by step series of projects, but I always show the customer first  ;)

[Zen]

I was trained by an Apache geologist when in Arizona, he is long gone now, but when he took a rock from the land, he would empty the tobacco from a cigarette on the spot because of his beliefs. When I go out west, I carry a pack with me, just in case I find something to collect, not because of my religious beliefs, but in respect for those that have gone before me, and from whom I was given so much.

Yes, Same principal with herb collection, respect and exchange. Generally a bit a hair is left in return for taking the herbs. Ofcourse if one is bald and beardless  :(  ...the tabacco would be handy  ;D


I agree with the fun part of whatever you wish to do, but it should never be reduced to trashy and tasteless  :(

[hearsejr]

if I felt the love for the 22'er that I did for the C-27, I think I would be romantic about the renaming. I just don't think I have the same feeling for the SC 22.  not that theres anything wrong with this boat. I just don't like it as good as my last boat.
so I guessing the renaming will be more like a cook out and some cold beers while scrapping the old name off.
it'll be next month so you all are invited and till then the new name is a secrete.
Bill

[Captain Smollett]

spoopping?  I don't EE-ven want to know what THAT means, or how it applies to removing a name from a hull.

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