isatis Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Given that our boat has a naff name How do we go about changing it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joelsanders Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Rumour has it that it's bad luck to change the name of your boat whilst it's in the water. Given the cost of taking a boat out of the water, this rumour was probably started by people who own cranes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joelsanders Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 What is your boat's naff name ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isatis Posted March 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 wywori Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark99 Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 wywori I don't know the answer but I do agree it's a naff name! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Well first you need to find a virgin who is willing to be sacrificed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Given that our boat has a naff name How do we go about changing it You can call your boat what you like. You can if you wish even get the boat painted with iits new name. The only thing that matters is to let your navigation authority know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isatis Posted March 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 I looked on C&rts website there was no form or anything ...do i just phone them and tell them can it be that simple??? Well first you need to find a virgin who is willing to be sacrificed... I wonder if our youngest daughter (13) would be interested in this particular job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 I looked on C&rts website there was no form or anything ...do i just phone them and tell them can it be that simple??? I wonder if our youngest daughter (13) would be interested in this particular job What job? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isatis Posted March 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 being sacrificed....... of course!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 being sacrificed....... of course!! Ok now that is out the way. Where is your boat? Which canal is it on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
system 4-50 Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 I looked on C&rts website there was no form or anything ...do i just phone them and tell them can it be that simple??? I wonder if our youngest daughter (13) would be interested in this particular job That may not be allowed. In the interests of equality you will need to check with your Local Authority whether the next sacrifice has to be female or male. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isatis Posted March 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Chirk marina having an over haul internally That may not be allowed. In the interests of equality you will need to check with your Local Authority whether the next sacrifice has to be female or male. Ah that had not crossed my mind well i could spare the fifteen year old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joelsanders Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 The trouble with cute jokey boat names is that they are only cute & jokey the first time you see them . After that short term novelty factor has worn off, you're stuck with it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Chirk marina having an over haul internally What does that mean exactly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
system 4-50 Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Paint out the old name. Paint in the new name. Tell CRT when you next renew your license. Make sure your boat index number is visible. That is my guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isatis Posted March 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 What does that mean exactly? refit basically The trouble with cute jokey boat names is that they are only cute & jokey the first time you see them . After that short term novelty factor has worn off, you're stuck with it. yes I know ..we did not name it hence the rename Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 refit basically yes I know ..we did not name it hence the rename Then you can call your boat anything you wish. Though obscene names may now be disallowed. Just let CRT know at their Leeds office. Yes there are online forms to do such stuff but just ring them they are very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizzard Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 BEWARE !!!! It is absolutely crucial that a proper de-naming ceremony is performed first. The Titanic was due to be named something else on the building stocks and changed at the last minute I believe and look what happened to that. A good description of how to perform de-naming and renaming ceremonies is to Google ''The Frugal Mariner''. Another little word of warning is if your thinking of renaming the boat after your current O/H, girlfriend or boyfriend or conjucation of your names, doing this could be fraught with great pain and extra peril if you both happen to fall out, divorce or whatever. You could be stuck with your boat named after someone you now detest or even hate. I remember someone that named his boat after his girlfriend and named it ''The beautiful Ethel''. They fell out big time and he straight away sloshed on paint to obliterate her name and with great angryness scrawled over it ''May Ethel Rot''. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Marshall Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 There as the bloke who called his boat "After You". He told every girlfriend: "I've named my boat...".. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
system 4-50 Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Remember that short names are cheaper. Mine's only 4 characters and yet it is unique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willber G Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Another little word of warning is if your thinking of renaming the boat after your current O/H, girlfriend or boyfriend or conjucation of your names, doing this could be fraught with great pain and extra peril if you both happen to fall out, divorce or whatever. You could be stuck with your boat named after someone you now detest or even hate. I remember someone that named his boat after his girlfriend and named it ''The beautiful Ethel''. They fell out big time and he straight away sloshed on paint to obliterate her name and with great angryness scrawled over it ''May Ethel Rot''. Or at least choose a partner with a common name to maximise your chances of meeting someone else who tallies with the boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Vectis Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 The Titanic was due to be named something else on the building stocks and changed at the last minute I believe and look what happened to that. Isn't this the conspiracy theory that that 'Titanic' was 'Olympic' in disguise, or some such? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizzard Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Isn't this the conspiracy theory that that 'Titanic' was 'Olympic' in disguise, or some such? Not sure. It might have been simply RMS BIG because they were getting short of white paint.. I think it had two sister ships, Britannic and Olympic. Or at least choose a partner with a common name to maximise your chances of meeting someone else who tallies with the boat. Ethel was very popular 80 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willber G Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Ethel was very popular 80 years ago. I shall bow to your experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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