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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 7 months 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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1963 Starcraft 14' Ranger
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 7 months ago #68205
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I named my boat ONLY BIDDER because I was the only sucker to bid on it on eBay..
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 7 months ago #68206
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 7 months ago #68208
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My favorite is Knot Fore Sail.
I had a little ski boat the I named "Our Little Piece of Ship". |
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Neil and Mary Ousnamer
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 7 months 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 7 months ago #68212
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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 |
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 7 months ago #68215
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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
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 7 months ago #68217
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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". 
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 7 months ago #68228
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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 ??
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 7 months ago #68237
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The only one I named was a 12 foot Century aluminum boat. I called it Century because the name was already there.
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 7 months ago #68240
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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".
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\"too soon old,too late smart\" my pap
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.“ ---Mark Twain |
Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 7 months ago #68244
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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. 
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 7 months ago #68246
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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. 
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 7 months 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 7 months ago #68249
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"MY DISTRACTION" Here's some my wife came up. "DO or DIVE" "SPLASH DANCE"
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 7 months ago #68252
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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".
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 7 months ago #68265
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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. |
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Todd (aka thetudor)
1964 Custom Craft Aqua Ray 1959 Glastron Seaflite 1959 Tomahawk Spirit |
Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 7 months ago #68267
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todd, "Telstar" is very fitting for that gem. ron
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 7 months ago #68269
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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 ?  |
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 7 months ago #68274
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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.
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 7 months ago #68283
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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?
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Mark
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 7 months ago #68291
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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
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 7 months ago #68293
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john,
that is one downright PURTY boat/motor/trailer!!!!!!!! yours, satx |
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 7 months ago #68294
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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.
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 7 months ago #68295
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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.
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 7 months ago #68297
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Back in the mid 70's up in ontario I had a 50' Hatters. Named it "I Am Single" It workrd really good.
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 7 months ago #68298
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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 |
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\"too soon old,too late smart\" my pap
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.“ ---Mark Twain |
Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 7 months 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 boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/rename.htm |
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CAVU
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 7 months ago #68302
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My 1974 14 foot outboard "Don't Wake Me"
The jet ski "Wake Me" |
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 7 months ago #68308
72 sea ray srv200 with olds 455 and berkley jet |
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 7 months ago #68419
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My boat is named Shi' Awee, Navajo for "my baby".
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 7 months ago #68421
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Got tired of putting everyone else's priorities ahead of MY time on the water |
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 7 months 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.
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 7 months ago #68460
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bob thats a touching tribute,and a great name ,i love it,john
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\"too soon old,too late smart\" my pap
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.“ ---Mark Twain |
Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 7 months ago #68466
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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
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 7 months ago #68480
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Bob, would you mind if I use that same greeting?
Shipley |
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 7 months ago #68520
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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 |
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 7 months 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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Dreams do become reality!
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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 7 months ago #68566
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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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Re:naming a boat, and interesting boat names 12 years 7 months ago #68578
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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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