I've been told it is bad luck to.............
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I hear it's bad luck if you change the name...
BUT if you change the name you have to put the old name somewhere on the boat....I did this when renaming the Chris Cat I bought...superstition?..maybe?
BUT if you change the name you have to put the old name somewhere on the boat....I did this when renaming the Chris Cat I bought...superstition?..maybe?
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I renamed mine, and had a trouble free, awesome first summer of boating - I am sure I have jinxed it now, but I wouldn't live with a name I don't like.
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I bought my boat with GET DOWN on her I feel the same way I just don't want to ad anymore problems then I have to so I added a few.. Now its GET DOWN WITH THE SICKNESS.
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One tradition i heard of was - before you re-christen, you write the old name on a piece of paper, jamb it in a bottle full of water (so it will sink) - cap it and throw it in a lake. I imagine the Litter Police frown on that one.
Another option is to rubber-band it around a rock. More biodegradable, I guess...
Another option is to rubber-band it around a rock. More biodegradable, I guess...
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It's only supposed to be bad luck if you change the name if you already own the boat and have named it. Buying a new or used boat and changing the name is 100% acceptable to the supersticious gods. That's what the old maritime law says.