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07-17-2012, 03:58 PM
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Veteran Member
City: New city
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 28
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Name change
We are ready to change the name on our "new" trawler. I have two questions
1. What are the rituals associated with name changes?
2. How do I remove the glue and the shadow of the old name off?
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07-17-2012, 05:14 PM
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Scraping Paint
City: -
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 13,745
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The rituals are whatever you want them to be. Our ritual for changing the name of our boat when we bought it was an orbital sander, a heat gun, and some citrus cleaner.
Other people get all weepy eyed over the process and chant things and make offers and break bottles of perfectly good wine or whatever under the delusion that the boat actually gives a crap what you call it.
If you subscribe to the anthropomorphism of inanimate obects like boats there are plenty of detailed descriptions of the various "rituals" you that can find in the search archives of this forum. Or Google it--- you'll find descriptions there, too.
We found a heat gun applied LIGHTLY and a citrus cleaner like Citrix does a good job of removing old vinyl lettering, glue residue, etc. from gelcoat. If you're concerned about appying too much heat, use a hair dryer instead.
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07-17-2012, 05:21 PM
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Veteran Member
City: New city
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 28
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Name change
Thanks guru,
After looking at some of the names given, I agree that the boat could not care or they would be embarrassed!
I will try the citrus cleaner and drink the wine.
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07-17-2012, 05:41 PM
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Enigma
City: Slicker?
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 16,563
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Greetings,
Mr. Marin. Blasphemy!!! May Poseidon forgive you...
Renaming Your Boat - BoatSafe.com
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07-17-2012, 05:51 PM
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Guru
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 577
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For the shadowing we used a product called "Totally Buff" to cut some of the oxidation on the rest of the transom (it helped but didn't get it perfectly matched), then use your preferred wax. You will still likely have some shadowing but when you apply the new name it isn't nearly as noticeable.
http://www.fountainofyouthrestore.co...ally_Buff.html
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Arkan'tsaw
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07-17-2012, 06:03 PM
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Guru
City: Cary, NC
Vessel Name: Skinny Dippin'
Vessel Model: Navigator 4200 Classic
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 5,841
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I'm with Marin. I am not superstitious and don't think the boogieman will smack me down for ditching the piece of crap name our boat came with. However, Bess feels differently and we, for lack of a better way to describe it, made up our own ceremony. Tequila and some random mumblings seemed to do the trick for her. Now Southern Comfort is Skinny Dippin'.
That's my story and I'm stickin' wid-dit.
Tom-
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07-17-2012, 06:13 PM
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Scraping Paint
City: -
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 13,745
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Takeitesea
Thanks guru,
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Just to set the record straight I know a lot of stuff about a lot of things, particularly floatplanes and Boeing and what a dumb place Hawaii is to live. But the only things I know about boating are what I have either experienced myself with the two boats I've been most involved with or what I learned from other people who I've judged to have problably forgotten more about boats and boating than I can ever hope to know.
So I am by no stretch of the imagination a "guru" when it comes to boating. If you don't know this already those titles--- newbie, member, senior member, and guru--- are applied strictly on the basis of how many times a participant has posted to the forum. I have no clue what the limit numbers are but at least in my case the titles have nothing to do with actually knowing anything.
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07-17-2012, 08:27 PM
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Guru
City: Pensacola
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 748
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I have seen stuff after a career in the Navy.. Poseidon and Neptune are NOT to be trifled with! Dename your boat and and ask for the same passage for your new to be named vessel. Then toast the gods of wind and sea and ask for protection of your new boat.. then simple christen her.
Marin is right.. Heat gun GENTLY will work.. took off the hidious former name of my vessel.
oh and Congrats! Whats the new name?
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07-17-2012, 08:28 PM
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Guru
City: Pensacola
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 748
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oh and DONT say the new boat name while the old boat is still so named.. its a superstition for sure by Stevie sang all about it!
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07-17-2012, 08:40 PM
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Master and Commander
City: Vallejo CA
Vessel Name: Carquinez Coot
Vessel Model: penultimate Seahorse Marine Coot hull #6
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 12,559
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Ceremony is part of the fun. Have a party!
It's an opportunity to meet interesting people.
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07-18-2012, 07:07 AM
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Guru
City: North Charleston, SC
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 4,870
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Boat renaming at my marina a couple years ago:
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07-18-2012, 07:15 AM
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Guru
City: North Charleston, SC
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 4,870
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As far as the physical part of removing decals, a heat gun is the best way but it takes some practice. Don't just heat a spot, heat a large section of the decal. A plastic scraper is the best thing to use to lift one edge, then pull and heat, keeping a large section (a foot or so if the decal is that big) warm.
Done correctly, the decal will come off with the glue intact. Too cool and the decal will tear or the glue will remain on the gelcoat.
Acetone and paper towels are good for removing any remaining glue.
As for removing the shadow or "ghost" left by the decal, the answer is, you can't. The ghost is the area of gelcoat that has been protected from weathering by the decal. The surrounding area wasn't protected. You can't make the area under the decal look like the rest of the boat, the only thing you can do is try your best to make the rest of the boat look like the area that was protected by the decal.
So, start with an agressive "fiberglass restore" product. If that doesn't work, move to rubbing compound. If that doesn't work, wet sanding is all that is left.
You may be able to blend the affected area in or you may have to do an entire section of the boat (like the transom).
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07-18-2012, 07:43 AM
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Guru
Vessel Name: Anastasia III
Vessel Model: Krogen 42
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 2,716
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07-18-2012, 01:54 PM
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Guru
City: North Charleston, SC
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 4,870
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My boat was named "HIGH COTTON" when I bought it and my wife and I figured that was a pretty good name so that's what it's named still today. No thoughts of changing it.
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07-18-2012, 03:27 PM
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Veteran Member
City: New city
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 28
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The new name for the boat is Take It E-Sea. The name comes from an expression started by my father many years ago. He wanted us to be careful so he said,
"take it easy". He was thrilled when he saw it in our first boat.
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07-18-2012, 09:20 PM
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TF Site Team
City: California Delta
Vessel Name: FlyWright
Vessel Model: 1977 Marshall Californian 34 LRC
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 13,728
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Here's a link to the thread of a similar discussion last year.
http://www.trawlerforum.com/forums/s...name-4664.html
I hope you have some Eagles (Take It Easy) on your playlist for the christening party!!
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07-18-2012, 10:32 PM
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Guru
City: Atlanta
Vessel Model: Bayliner 4550 Pilothouse
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 1,630
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Don,
I like the new name!!!! Congrats again my friend- very excited for you all!
P.S. If you haven't put two and two together I just did a moment ago- this is Tony from Watermark! Super nice to see you on trawler forum!!!
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