Doug,The tradition with the coins is every time the mast is stepped, the crew places (silver) coins or dollars in the mast step. This is to insure that the crew can buy their passage home in the event of a shipwreck.
I am in the process of renaming my new boat. See www.yachtsee.com/renamingyourboat.htm and boatus.com "the name game". I'm looking forward to the christening...Jim
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