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28-07-2014, 09:10
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Fiji
Boat: Dufour 12000ct 45 Ketch
Posts: 52
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Do you keep previous boat owners "good luck" charms?
We are the 4th owner of our boat and I know she's successfully circumnavigated twice. So would YOU keep the previous "good luck" charms aboard? Can't say I'm superstitious then again can't say I'm not.
Should we keep them? We plan to get/make our own before leaving.
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Family of four from California. Currently in Fiji
Dufour 1978 45' Ketch
www.sv-terrapin.com
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28-07-2014, 09:19
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Florida
Boat: Matlack, Trawler, 48 ft
Posts: 1,060
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Re: Do you keep previous boat owners "good luck" charms?
I'd keep them. They appear to be small.
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The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.
—Jacques Yves Costeau
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28-07-2014, 09:21
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Long Range Cruiser
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Australian living on "Sea Life" currently in England.
Boat: Beneteau 393 "Sea Life"
Posts: 12,822
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Re: Do you keep previous boat owners "good luck" charms?
I would get rid of the OPs stuff. Its bad Karma. You need your owe fung shoue. And thats best made up from tricnkets from your own travels!!
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28-07-2014, 09:23
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 41
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Re: Do you keep previous boat owners "good luck" charms?
If it were me, I'd only get rid of them if I were intending to change the name of the boat. My 2¢
-sterling
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28-07-2014, 09:55
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S/V rubber ducky
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: heading "south"
Boat: Hunter 410
Posts: 20,362
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Re: Do you keep previous boat owners "good luck" charms?
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Originally Posted by MarkJ
I would get rid of the OPs stuff. Its bad Karma. You need your owe fung shoue. And thats best made up from tricnkets from your own travels!!
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I agree
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Don't ask a bunch of unknown forum people if it is OK to do something on YOUR boat. It is your boat, do what you want!
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28-07-2014, 10:39
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Vigo
Posts: 7
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Re: Do you keep previous boat owners "good luck" charms?
Keep it!!! Otherwise, "mal fario" will catch you.
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28-07-2014, 10:55
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One of Those
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Colorado
Boat: Catalac 12M (sold)
Posts: 3,218
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Re: Do you keep previous boat owners "good luck" charms?
Originally Posted by MarkJ View Post
I would get rid of the OPs stuff. Its bad Karma. You need your owe fung shoue. And thats best made up from tricnkets from your own travels!!
Quote:
Originally Posted by sailorboy1
I agree
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x 3.
we started with mattresses and toilets....
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28-07-2014, 11:26
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Halifax, N.S Canada
Boat: Tanzer 26, Walk22
Posts: 930
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Re: Do you keep previous boat owners "good luck" charms?
Keep em. If you don't and something happens, we will have another stupid suspicion to deal with.
They are small so if you don't want to look at them throw them under a mattress.
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Just the guy that runs the boat.
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28-07-2014, 14:31
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cruiser
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Seattle
Posts: 1,129
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Re: Do you keep previous boat owners "good luck" charms?
I'd only keep a good luck charm if it was hot, had black hair and could cook.
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28-07-2014, 14:39
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Wandering the US Gulf Coast
Boat: 78 Pearson323 Four Winds
Posts: 2,212
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Re: Do you keep previous boat owners "good luck" charms?
For me, I feel they belong to the boat now.
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Life begins at the waters edge.
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28-07-2014, 16:33
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Senior Cruiser
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Port Moresby,Papua New Guinea
Boat: FP Belize Maestro 43 and OPBs
Posts: 12,888
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Re: Do you keep previous boat owners "good luck" charms?
"Charms" from two different religions. One of which says "Thou shalt worship no other gods but me"?
That's asking for trouble. Get rid of them both
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28-07-2014, 16:50
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Port Ludlow Wa
Boat: Makela,Ingrid38,Idora
Posts: 2,050
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Re: Do you keep previous boat owners "good luck" charms?
I kept all the pix and docs, including love letters from the po's wife that were shoved into the ships papers. I ripped out all biological items like sewage stuff and mattreses. Loving pix of the deceased and his kids remain. He was a good man, did right by his kids and the boat. Systems that were worn out or poorly designed are gone. This Christmas, the widow will get a Christmas card from Idora, she can have any of the stuff she wants.. Udo got in a lot more trouble with her than I have... I just validate his his intent. Peace.
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28-07-2014, 20:05
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Ohio
Boat: Now boatless :-(
Posts: 11,580
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Re: Do you keep previous boat owners "good luck" charms?
Quote:
Originally Posted by MarkJ
I would get rid of the OPs stuff. Its bad Karma. You need your owe fung shoue. And thats best made up from tricnkets from your own travels!!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sailorboy1
I agree
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Canibul
Originally Posted by MarkJ View Post
I would get rid of the OPs stuff. Its bad Karma. You need your owe fung shoue. And thats best made up from tricnkets from your own travels!!
x 3.
we started with mattresses and toilets....
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Quote:
Originally Posted by StuM
"Charms" from two different religions. One of which says "Thou shalt worship no other gods but me"?
That's asking for trouble. Get rid of them both
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+4 X 3 =12
I'd be more worried about the mixture of screws holding that wheel on and the instruments around it. It's only got one screw left and that doesn't look like SS.
And that ragtassel can be seen hanging from the rear view mirror of 90% of the taxis in SEA.
My boat had a bunch o' crap in it. I eventually emptied the boat completely and only took stuff on board that was needed. I still gain a hundred pounds a year of crap. I don't need a headstart with someone else's crap - LOL...
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28-07-2014, 20:23
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#14
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Cowichan Bay, BC (Maple Bay Marina)
Posts: 9,703
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Re: Do you keep previous boat owners "good luck" charms?
Your boat, your choice.
My boat was super clean from the PO, even removed the name! Good for him, saved me a lot of work.
Whatever the next owner of my boat does is his business, I don't intend to be around to explain to him that it's his choice, his life and now his boat.
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Stu Jackson
Catalina 34 #224 (1986) C34IA Secretary
Cowichan Bay, BC, SR/FK, M25, Rocna 10 (22#) (NZ model)
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28-07-2014, 20:33
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#15
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Winnipeg
Boat: None at this time
Posts: 8,462
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Re: Do you keep previous boat owners "good luck" charms?
Quote:
we started with mattresses and toilets....
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Shouldn't a done that...lightening got ya....
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