First and formost DON'T UPSET NEPTUNE
We use the ceremony described in Boatsafe by Capt. Pat with great success. We went from NEVERENUFF to Miss Lisa without a hitch. The first problem is removing the old name. If is vinyl lettering I used a low temperature heat gun. A little rubbing compound and elbow grease “blended” the hull to almost perfection. A local sign shop made the new lettering to my specifications. (I lost Lisa, my bride of 10 years, to a brain aneurism 22 months ago so I had them make the dot over the first i and eye. So now we all know that it’s really “I miss Lisa”)We had a grand party with friends and family. I feel that because we offered the rulers of the seas their proper respect and shared libations we have been bless with fairs winds and calm water.