how do you remove boat lettering?

[Bygracealone]

Craigan,

I think those letters are decals; you can just peel them off. The problem is going to be that the gel coat will have been preserved under the letters and you'll still see the old name... You might be able to buff some of it out or wax the rest of the boat and it should help.

Funny thing is, we don't even have Snook up here; people always asked me about that crazy name...

[reelapeelin]

If they're the vinyl as BGA says, use a heat-gun ON LOW sparingly and a plastic spatula...be ready to use some 3M oxidation remover (or similar) as mentioned above

[nipper]

After you remove the letters, I think there is some kind of voodoo stuff you are supposed to go through before christening the boat with its new name.

[Cam]

There's a whole ceremony you have to go through on the re-naming. See here: http://boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/rename.htm

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by Cam

There's a whole ceremony you have to go through on the re-naming. See here: http://boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/rename.htm

Might be easier to ice down a few of your favorite brew, load it aboard your new craft, idle along your favorite waterway, breathe in the life you're given and appreciate it all...how could bad vibes penetrate all those good vibes...

[Skools Out]

yeah glad you posted that it is a known bad luck to change a baots name. that's why my 250 is staying Reel Fun II

[bradford]

Before I bought my V20, I looked at a boat named the Lucky Duck II. Wasn't a bad boat, but the name scared me away. I've always wondered why people didn't scrape the goofy names off before they tried to sell.