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Very nice, Robbie. I hope you spend many happy days with her.
Here she is!
Looking forward to a new adventure -
Now to name that ship?? I would name it "The Dollar".
Gotta be "Blow That Dough"
Nice boat, Robbie!
Do you have an RO desalination system on board?
Congrats! Looks gorgeous.I didn't change the name of the boat. It's a documented vessel with the US Coast Guard. Name is "Dream Catcher"
Perfect -
Robbie, what a beauty, Now I know nothing about boats since the biggest one I have ever been on was a 16 ft. ski boat in the 80's, but I have a question. Do you have to do all the driving/piloting from the top or can you drive it from inside? Don't laugh if this is a dumb question ok, like I said it is beautiful.
^ thanks. Interesting on how the name will follow the vessel.
Be nice to hear about and see some of the journeys you take.
^ thanks. Interesting on how the name will follow the vessel.
On a documented vessel, you can change or keep the name. It must have a name and a port of call displayed on the stern. If you change the name you have to get the old one painted over and a new one painted on.
If it was a name you didn't like, sure, why go around with your boat named something that upsets you?
The Boat Renaming Superstition, and how to get around it.
According to legend, every vessel is recorded by name in the ‘Ledger of the Deep’. It’s known personally to Poseidon (Neptune) the god of the sea. To change the name of a vessel without consulting Poseidon is to invoke his wrath. So in order to change a boat’s name, a traditional ceremony is used to appease the gods of the seas.
Firstly, when renaming a boat, we must purge the old name from the Ledger of the Deep and from Poseidon’s memory. This will involve wiping out every trace of the old boat name and reciting a short ceremony to remove the boat’s name from Poseidon’s records. See our guide to removing old boat lettering and graphics.
The renaming ceremony can then begin and should take place as soon after the purging ceremony as possible. Finally, the gods of the winds must be appeased with another short ceremony which will assure you fair winds and smooth seas – wherever you sail.