Airehead Posted January 19, 2020 Share #1 Posted January 19, 2020 If you were given a brand new boat, what would you name it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen ★ Posted January 19, 2020 Share #2 Posted January 19, 2020 The Mary and John That was the name of the boat my ancestors came over in colonial times. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_and_John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post UglyBob Posted January 19, 2020 Popular Post Share #3 Posted January 19, 2020 I would name it "Church." That way if I got caught sneaking out of the house to go fishing, I could say I was just going to church 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted January 19, 2020 Share #4 Posted January 19, 2020 When I lived in Pensacola, I lived next door to a captain of a boat that tended the oil rigs in the Gulf. He had spent most of his life on or near the water. He once told me that naming a boat should be given serious thought and should not be taken lightly. He hated that some people gave boats whimsical or joke-like names. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted January 19, 2020 Share #5 Posted January 19, 2020 We named our first boat Roubaix. I plan to rechristen our current boat Roubaix Tuesday, as a play on our love of professional cycling, The Rolling Stones and the theme of two. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bikeman564™ Posted January 19, 2020 Popular Post Share #6 Posted January 19, 2020 1 minute ago, Prophet Zacharia said: Roubaix Tuesday That's an awesome name. Then as you're leaving port, we can say "good bye roubaix tuesday" 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitepedal ★ Posted January 19, 2020 Share #7 Posted January 19, 2020 I once lived with a woman who owned a dance studio..her ex-and at the time I knew her now late husband was a sculptor ..She told me tales of when they were married..a pot of soup going on one burner of the stove...and a pot of dance costumes being dyed on another burner Anyway...she wanted a grand piano....he apparently wanted a boat....He purchased the boat...and named it Nancy's Grand Piano.... I am not sure how much longer the marriage lasted after that... her two sons were both guitar players..the one son played flamenco. I am sure a piano would have been well received in the house. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted January 19, 2020 Share #8 Posted January 19, 2020 I think it might depend on the type of boat and where you use it. I might want to name a catamaran Catastrophe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted January 19, 2020 Share #9 Posted January 19, 2020 The S. S. Minnow 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted January 19, 2020 Share #10 Posted January 19, 2020 4 minutes ago, Square Wheels said: The S. S. Minnow we know how this will turn out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted January 19, 2020 Share #11 Posted January 19, 2020 2 minutes ago, bikeman564™ said: we know how this will turn out Wait 3 hours and you'll be hungry again. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted January 19, 2020 Share #12 Posted January 19, 2020 21 minutes ago, petitepedal said: I once lived with a woman who owned a dance studio..her ex-and at the time I knew her now late husband was a sculptor ..She told me tales of when they were married..a pot of soup going on one burner of the stove...and a pot of dance costumes being dyed on another burner Anyway...she wanted a grand piano....he apparently wanted a boat....He purchased the boat...and named it Nancy's Grand Piano.... I am not sure how much longer the marriage lasted after that... her two sons were both guitar players..the one son played flamenco. I am sure a piano would have been well received in the house. She sounded like a creative soul.. in every way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted January 19, 2020 Share #13 Posted January 19, 2020 "Free B" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted January 19, 2020 Share #14 Posted January 19, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Posted January 19, 2020 Share #15 Posted January 19, 2020 Have never named my boats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital_photog ★ Posted January 19, 2020 Share #16 Posted January 19, 2020 Our one sailboat was Black Moth. Owned by D. Black and K. Miller. You figure it out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted January 19, 2020 Author Share #17 Posted January 19, 2020 My dad had a sailing vessel named Katie B. No one in our family but he abides to the you don’t rename a boat theory. I would after years of thought name a new boat Edward C. Bristol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted January 19, 2020 Share #18 Posted January 19, 2020 Boaty, I'm not very original. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Digital_photog ★ Posted January 19, 2020 Popular Post Share #19 Posted January 19, 2020 I think my one canoe may be named LUCKY SIT STILL. I have said that enough when using it. 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted January 19, 2020 Share #20 Posted January 19, 2020 4 minutes ago, Digital_photog said: I think my one canoe may be named LUCKY SIT STILL. I have said that enough when using it. That is an Old Town! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital_photog ★ Posted January 19, 2020 Share #21 Posted January 19, 2020 1 minute ago, Zephyr said: That is an Old Town! A little one 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted January 19, 2020 Share #22 Posted January 19, 2020 I have not named either canoe...., if it was a boat big enough to name, I would probably name it Surface Interval because I would use it for the surface interval between dives 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted January 19, 2020 Share #23 Posted January 19, 2020 1 minute ago, Digital_photog said: A little one Nice. My original canoe is now 31 years old. It was my university grad present from my parents and still looks like new. It is a Discovery 174. Now, the same model is a Penobscot 174. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital_photog ★ Posted January 19, 2020 Share #24 Posted January 19, 2020 3 minutes ago, Zephyr said: I have not named either canoe...., if it was a boat big enough to name, I would probably name it Surface Interval because I would use it for the surface interval between dives Lake Michigan dive boat was Betty L. An old steel fishing trawler. this is my new canoe. Only 5 years old. Older one was purchased new in 1974 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted January 19, 2020 Share #25 Posted January 19, 2020 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted January 19, 2020 Share #26 Posted January 19, 2020 ...the S S Money Pit 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted January 19, 2020 Share #27 Posted January 19, 2020 Sloop John B 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted January 19, 2020 Share #28 Posted January 19, 2020 Led Zeppelin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted January 19, 2020 Share #29 Posted January 19, 2020 Just now, Square Wheels said: Led Zeppelin Not Zepperella? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted January 19, 2020 Share #30 Posted January 19, 2020 2 minutes ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: Not Zepperella? They are talented. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted January 19, 2020 Share #31 Posted January 19, 2020 In 18” tall letters: Lopadotemachoselachogaleokranioleipsanodrimhypotrimmatosilphioparaomelitokatakechymenokichlepikossyphophattoperisteralektryonoptekephalliokigklopeleiolagoiosiraiobaphetraganopterygon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted January 20, 2020 Share #32 Posted January 20, 2020 The Heart of Gold. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted January 20, 2020 Share #33 Posted January 20, 2020 If it doesn't come when called, I'm not naming it 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital_photog ★ Posted January 20, 2020 Share #34 Posted January 20, 2020 3 hours ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: Sloop John B Only if it is a sloop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted January 20, 2020 Share #35 Posted January 20, 2020 I've had a small one for years, and it never had a name, nor did the one I sold in 2018. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrAzY Posted January 20, 2020 Share #36 Posted January 20, 2020 My kayaks name is Dirty Oar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrAzY Posted January 20, 2020 Share #37 Posted January 20, 2020 4 hours ago, Zephyr said: You got the same state laws as us where you don’t need numbers on a watercraft under 20ft with paddle power. mince we add a small motor of any kind we need a registration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdc2000 Posted January 20, 2020 Share #38 Posted January 20, 2020 Certainly not Boaty McBoatface 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted January 20, 2020 Share #39 Posted January 20, 2020 13 hours ago, KrAzY said: You got the same state laws as us where you don’t need numbers on a watercraft under 20ft with paddle power. mince we add a small motor of any kind we need a registration Here I think you need to register anything with a motor 10hp or more..., which is why the 9.9hp engibes sell so well. A self propelled canoe is fine. On a completely bizarre note, our drunk driving laws state that while drunk, you cannot operate a "... motor vehicle, vessel, or aircraft..." and our transport regs say that a canoe over a certain length (16-ish feet maybe) is a designated vessel so you could technically be charged with impaired operation while paddling your canoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted January 20, 2020 Share #40 Posted January 20, 2020 IMO peddling you canoe is impaired operation unless it's a recumbent canoe sober or not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted January 20, 2020 Share #41 Posted January 20, 2020 We, my sister's family and I, bought a boat in 1998, a 21' inboard/outdrive with a 210 HP engine - where we could go 35 to 50 mph on a reasonably calm Chesapeake Bay and get where we wanted to fish - and a cuddy cabin with a port-a-potty and a grill we could attach to a rod holder. We called it the "Reel Busy." We should have called it the "Money Pit," because, besides the $2000/year boatel fees, it cost us $150 - $200 in gas for a typical day's fishing and trolling after gasoline prices tripled and quadrupled in the 2000's. That resulted in us not using it enough and we sold it. If I got one today, some variation of Money Pit would be the name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 20, 2020 Share #42 Posted January 20, 2020 De Nada was the name of our old beat up Cal 20. Our "friends" called her "The Crack Addict". She was admittedly a bit rough above the water line, but below the water line she was smooth and fast and we won more than a few races with her. I would probably stay with De Nada. I like the humility of that name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12string Posted January 20, 2020 Share #43 Posted January 20, 2020 I refuse to name my boats with any wordplay on aquatic terms. I named our most recent boat "Hey Lady", after my MiL. Our inheritance from her allowed us to buy it, it was only fair. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Posted January 20, 2020 Share #44 Posted January 20, 2020 15 hours ago, Further said: If it doesn't come when called, I'm not naming it That's why my wife named the kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 20, 2020 Share #45 Posted January 20, 2020 7 minutes ago, 12string said: I refuse to name my boats with any wordplay on aquatic terms. I named our most recent boat "Hey Lady", after my MiL. Our inheritance from her allowed us to buy it, it was only fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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