naming a boat, and interesting boat names

Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 1 month ago #68204

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My first Jon-Boat with a 4.5 hp Merc. direct drive was called the "Flying Wedge". Because we ran into a couple of boats when I couldn't shut it down fast enough coming into the dock.

MAN!! A guy runs into a couple of small boats, and the whole world wants him banned from the river.

All ways forgiven when I had to pull one of them in during a storm.

Careful who you start to hate. Life has a way of coming back around on you.

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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 1 month ago #68205

Steve G Offline Contributing Member Posts: 39 Karma: 2 Thank you received: 0	I named my boat ONLY BIDDER because I was the only sucker to bid on it on eBay.. Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 1 month ago #68206

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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 1 month ago #68208

Neil Offline Platinum Boarder Posts: 1997 Karma: 65 Thank you received: 1	My favorite is Knot Fore Sail. I had a little ski boat the I named "Our Little Piece of Ship". Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 1 month ago #68210

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I've had quite a few boats over the years but only a few that I named.My first was a 1955 Trojan Sea Breeze that belonged to my Uncle. After he passed I bought it from my Aunt and named it "Say Uncle".The second was a 1984 Cruisers Holiday I named "Just Ducky".The third is a 10.5' boat I built and named it "Sparrow" after Jack of course.One day I realized if you split the name in two it's Spar and Row, two nautical words.Well I thought it was kind of cool.Lastly is my project Manatee I named Mr. Mustard for it's very funky yellow/goldish color.It was either that or "Baby Poop"!
When I was a kid there was a boat in the marina that I thought had a very odd name. It was "Ela Reeb".It took me a while to figure out what it meant but keep in mind I was about nine at the time.

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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 1 month ago #68212

satx78247 Offline Contributing Member Posts: 2688 Karma: 66 Thank you received: 3	to all, my last runabout was named for my adopted daughter: FOREVER PRINCESS. otoh, the 35x110ft houseboat(built atop an old seagoing barge) that i'm planning for my retirement home will be: CHICAMAUGA BELLE. yours, satx Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 1 month ago #68215

bilnan1 Offline Contributing Member Posts: 900 Karma: 63 Thank you received: 14	This is 1 of 1 made by a man in St Joesph ,Mo,,he was a Plymouth nut,it has a hidden outboard and is 18ft and 5 wide,,we are not quite done with it but ole RED from Okla. named it for me AQUA SLEIGH,,seem appropriate,,Bill Attachments: Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 1 month ago #68217

vernonfarmer Offline Junior Boarder Posts: 51 Karma: 2 Thank you received: 0	The "Middy Mae" is named for my wife's mother, Middy, and my mother, Mae. They go nicely together I think. Have always liked the name, "Unsinkable II". Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 1 month ago #68228

bhamrick Offline Contributing Member Posts: 224 Karma: 31 Thank you received: 0	I spent a few years in the Bering Sea and one time we were delivering at St Paul Island and a guy had this little boat out Crab fishing and I thought the name was very appropriate for where he was and what he was doing ?? Attachments: Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 1 month ago #68237

robert-lorigan Offline Platinum Boarder Posts: 2524 Karma: 60 Thank you received: 4	The only one I named was a 12 foot Century aluminum boat. I called it Century because the name was already there. Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 1 month ago #68240

john-gibson Offline Contributing Member Posts: 4014 Karma: 324 Thank you received: 0	we named the 64 custom craft sunray close to my buddy rons custom craft manta ray...."remember then",the name of the sunray is "way back when". Attachments: Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 1 month ago #68244

63 Sabre Offline Contributing Member Posts: 4676 Karma: 147 Thank you received: 167	From my 1963 Century. I orginally named "Glass of '63" because the topside is actually fiberglass but no one figured it out. Since I then changed it to "Class of '63" which is more appropriate anyway since it is a '63 model and it is also my high school grad year. Attachments: Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 1 month ago #68246

63 Sabre Offline Contributing Member Posts: 4676 Karma: 147 Thank you received: 167	Here's another I thought was clever. Snapped this one in July up in Nova Scotia when the 40' yes...FORTY FEET...tide was out. Talk about easy bottom working. An oyster boat. Attachments: Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 1 month ago #68248

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I had been planning a name for my Evinrude Playmate of "Miss July" but it really seems to conflict with the gray, orange and black coloring. Perhaps Miss September would be better with the fall like colors and since that was the month I got the boat, September.
I'm thinking "Miss July" should really be Red White and Blue.

Thoughts?

My favorite boat name (wood boat) was "Varnishing Point" I saw at a show one time.

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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 1 month ago #68249

Jim L Offline Platinum Boarder Posts: 1426 Karma: 60 Thank you received: 2	"MY DISTRACTION" Here's some my wife came up. "DO or DIVE" "SPLASH DANCE" Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 1 month ago #68252

Shipster Offline Contributing Member Posts: 340 Karma: 20 Thank you received: 0	Our first sailboat was a SouthCoast 23 named "Piece of Ship" and it was. Our current sailboat is a Tartan 27 named "RobeyShipin". If and when I get the Crosby in the water it will be named "Cigar Boat". Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 1 month ago #68265

thetudor Offline Platinum Boarder Posts: 1204 Karma: 33 Thank you received: 2	My Aqua Ray is "Telstar" The 59 Tomahawk Spirit (that I should sell) is "Grease" The 59 Glastron Seaflite will be "Rave On!" A sailboat I am looking at would be "White Mariah" A friend of mine had a project boat that sat in his yard for years and I named it "Lichen" after what was growing on it. Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 1 month ago #68267

vuyosevich Offline Contributing Member Posts: 2910 Karma: 76 Thank you received: 2	todd, "Telstar" is very fitting for that gem. ron Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 1 month ago #68269

65G3 Offline Contributing Member Posts: 190 Karma: 6 Thank you received: 0	My wife's father built a boat back around 1958 and named it "Debbie 2" ... after my wifes name, I was thinking of naming it .. 'Debbie 3" Or just put 1965 G3 on the transom . But I was thinking of naming it after my Cat, Rocky who I lost after 17 years How about Rocky 2 ??? I don't know ? Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 1 month ago #68274

Ponyboy Offline Gold Boarder Posts: 605 Karma: 24 Thank you received: 0	I have a 1965 Glasspar G3 named Reggie, It got the name because I had 3 G3s, a yellow one,red & white, and the all red G3. in many early conversations I would keep refering to the all red one as "the redg3" and so named it Reggie. Attachments: Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 1 month ago #68283

MarkS Offline Moderator Posts: 5348 Karma: 118 Thank you received: 5	Pretty neat about the name for Reggie, how about Peg? LOL Been a while since you posted any videos, been doing any cruising lately Ponyboy? Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 1 month ago #68291

frog Offline Platinum Boarder Posts: 1431 Karma: 59 Thank you received: 3	i named one of my boats AFTER YOU ,bad move. my wife made me take it off. my 58 rocket is going to be named frog, and thanks to john i already have the art work for the boat. frog Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 1 month ago #68293

satx78247 Offline Contributing Member Posts: 2688 Karma: 66 Thank you received: 3	john, that is one downright PURTY boat/motor/trailer!!!!!!!! yours, satx Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 1 month ago #68294

philpowerboat Offline Junior Boarder Posts: 116 Karma: -3 Thank you received: 0	In 1999 when I got my 32-foot Carver, I had a hole in one on a par 4 so I named it "Par Four". My 1961 Bristol is named "Over Fifty", because of it's age and how fast it will go. Attachments: Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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philpowerboat Offline Junior Boarder Posts: 116 Karma: -3 Thank you received: 0	In 1999 when I got my 32-foot Carver, I had a hole in one on a par 4 so I named it "Par Four". My 1961 Bristol is named "Over Fifty", because of it's age and how fast it will go. Attachments: Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 1 month ago #68297

skipthescrounger Offline Contributing Member Posts: 903 Karma: 33 Thank you received: 0	Back in the mid 70's up in ontario I had a 50' Hatters. Named it "I Am Single" It workrd really good. Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 1 month ago #68298

john-gibson Offline Contributing Member Posts: 4014 Karma: 324 Thank you received: 0	thanks satx,its going to a show this week. i was going to name my 1959 herters "1959,a different time" or "1959 ..another time",john Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 1 month ago #68300

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Renaming your boat will bring you bad luck unless you do it right

I had a 32' sailboat we renamed to Dolce Vento (Italian for sweet wind) We paid for it with the change orders on a Carrabba's restaurant we built in SA TX...reason for the Italian name

We did a renaming Ceremony/party and all

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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 1 month ago #68302

Dave the Wave Offline Contributing Member Posts: 493 Karma: 21 Thank you received: 0	My 1974 14 foot outboard "Don't Wake Me" The jet ski "Wake Me" Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 1 month ago #68419

kewpie79 Offline Junior Boarder Posts: 117 Karma: 1 Thank you received: 1	My boat is named Shi' Awee, Navajo for "my baby". Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 1 month ago #68421

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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 1 month ago #68457

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Well now that the Clipper is 98% done we've decided to name her in honor of my son, Scott. Whenever he would call I would answer and say "Hey Bud", so we have decided to call her "Hey Bud" with some cool sea turtle graphics. He loved sea turtles. He was also a Graphics designer so we're having a graphic designer friend of my daughters design it. It's almost done and I'll post pics once it's finished. There's going to be one on each side back by the stern vice the transom since there's very little room back there.

Bob

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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 1 month ago #68460

john-gibson Offline Contributing Member Posts: 4014 Karma: 324 Thank you received: 0	bob thats a touching tribute,and a great name ,i love it,john Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 1 month ago #68466

vuyosevich Offline Contributing Member Posts: 2910 Karma: 76 Thank you received: 2	bob, i use that same greeting a lot myself as does john. i guess i'll always think of your son as i use it in the future. ron Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Shipster Offline Contributing Member Posts: 340 Karma: 20 Thank you received: 0	Bob, would you mind if I use that same greeting? Shipley Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 1 month ago #68520

Waterwings Offline Contributing Member Posts: 4887 Karma: 107 Thank you received: 100	Thanks guys, i appreciate it. Kind of picked that up from living in Pensacola for so long. Shipley, you don't need my permission, by all means go ahead, the more the merrier! Bob Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 1 month ago #68558

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I decided to name my Hydrodyne "P.T.'s Cruiser" I am a pastor and go by "Pastor Todd and P.T.", so I thought this would work well. Now all I need is a beefed up PT Cruiser to pull it! Someone also suggested that I name it "Visitation" so that if someone called into the office, the secretary could simply say, "sorry, he's not here, he's out on visitation."

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wentworthto1,

GREAT PLAN. = your boat's name reminds me of a tavern in Waco, TX when my kid sister was at Baylor University, which advertized to: Tell your parents that you've been at THE LIBRARY.

THE LIBRARY advertized that they sold a 72 OUNCE draft beer,called THE BEARS BIG O.
(see things really are bigger in TX.)

yours, satx

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Our Power Cat owner's group came up with this list of names for
catamarans.....
"Alley Cat", "rough but tough"
"Cat Sass", "thats one sassy cat"
"Cat-Atomic", "it's 'da bomb"
"CyberCat", "cool cat from the internet"
"Top Cat", "its the tops"
"Scat Cat", "one fast cat"
"Wet Pussy", "ain't they all"
"Americat", "Shandon Nichol's 17h"
"Scalded Cat", "runs like a ......."
"Fraidy-cat", "nothing runs like a ..........."
"Mutant Tiger", "one messed up cat that you don't want to mess with"
"Miss Powercat", "Factory race boats"
"Phat Cat", "It's all that and a bag of chips"
"Cat Scratch Fever", "It will infect you"
"Cat-Can-Do", "Mike Mullin's 18c"
"Mad Catter", "he is crazy for his cat"
"Cat's Meow", "cool man cool"
"Papaw's Dream", "16T Red Metallic"
"CatScan", "Gary Larson's 14c"
"FrankenKitty", "\"It's Alive\""
"Cat-A-Tropic", "Florida 18DC"
"Nice Kitty", "Ray Leger's 16c National record holder"
"Cat-a-tonic", "not sure but it really goes when you step on its tail"
"Cat'illac", "Chris Eldridge's 16t"
"Catastrophic", "Danny Nichols 16t"
"Bad Kitty", "Tim Heagerty's 17h"
"Cat-a-pult", "It will launch you !!"
"Cat Nip", "Give your Cat a rush!!"

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