Boat Names

[SteveA]

We've done Screen Names, and Vanity Plates.

How about Boat Names?

2753

We recently found out that we are finally going to be grandparents.. :D:D

When our son and daughter-in-law gave us the big news on Mothers Day, they showed us the first sonograms. We all agreed it looked like one of those Sea Monkeys that you that you could grow in a test tube. :laugh::laugh:



How did you name your boat?

[Sunrise Point]

Congratulations on the good news!

We had a Sunfish that we called the Yard Sail. Of course, we bought it at a yard sale years ago.

[VtSteve]

Finally named this season

[JTA]

I am on my fourth small fishing boat, starting with a twelve footer 30 years ago, and then 3 14's. Each boat has had the same name (adding I,II,II,IV). I never painted the name on the boat ... it just existed in my mind. The name? ... "Free At Last"! :)

[camp guy]

My truck vanity plate is PCONE and my boat was named PCONE TOO.

My father had an older inboard with the name SURPRISE (I guess related to his amazement each time it started).

[SteveA]

Only PCONE and Yard Sail .. are unique. ( Love "Yard Sail" BTW very creative)

The rest of us made the list. :rolleye2:

http://www.namethatboat.com/popular-boat-names.htm

[upthesaukee]

And no surprise, it is " UPTHESAUKEE " :D.

That would be my Optimax powered OMC Sunbird Corsair 19 Ft bowrider.

[TOAD]

The boat's name is: "TOAD'S STOOL" ;)

[Seeker]

Previous boats I had:
62 27' Chris Craft "Beer Chaser"
64 28' Lyman "Free Spirit"
68 31' Bertram "Seeker"
75 30' Chris Craft Sportfish "Seeker"
And being original the last 4 including the present one are named "Seeker" also
The 'toon doesn't have a name.

[SAUGUS BOATER]

Old Boat - '78 Sea Ray SRV200 - "LIKI TIKI" - from the Jimmy Buffet song "We are the people" - over 20 years of reliable service and still going strong.

New Boat - '05 Sea Ray 220 Sundeck - "Tiki Two" - for obvious reasons.:rolleye2:

SteveA - congrats on the upcoming grandchild !

[eillac@dow]

No name for our pontoon boat…but feeling like we should name it. We always did refer to ourselves as the “Clampetts”, so perhaps one day that name will go on!

Ok, so let’s just say that “my” boat (20ft SeaRay) is community owned….by my two other sisters (and our husbands). She is fondly referred to as “Ka-Ching”. Picture the sound of a cash register! For a while there, it was, hey you owe this much for winterization or for a chopped up prop or for whatever. But after all these years, she is getting older now, but we got many years out of her and hopefully many more to come. Cannot complain!

Long Live Ka-Ching!.....cause I cannot afford a new one!:D:D

[SIKSUKR]

Fast jet drive PWC.Turned into my username.

[Gatto Nero]

24' Four Winns "Yes, Dear"

15' Whaler "Si, Mamma"

We like to keep the peace.

[BernerGuy]

We named our 21' Cobalt for our lovable Bernese Mountain Dog. Her full name is DeGrasso's China Belle V Legacy. We just call her Belle, but thought China Belle sounded nice for the boat. Although she has the boat named for her, she does not like to go out on it. It's a long summer. Hopefully she'll learn to like it

[Rattlesnake Guy]

We named our pwc for what helped us pay for it.

"The Bush Tax Cut"

[VtSteve]

I don't know about your tax return, but excluding the child credits, most of which had already been there, the rest of the cut wasn't that much. More like a radio-controlled boat kinda thing :D Just think of the tremendous revenue created by those tax cuts. (I kept every last dime and nickel of mine)

I like the fact that they print money all the time now. It means they don't need mine at all :rolleye2:

[No-Mo-Shun]

I named my Seadoo "Dagwood" because Dagwood gives me a laugh nearly every day. The Seadoo makes me smile each time i ride it.:laugh:

[Rose]

Roundabout, for the Yes song.

"In and around the lake
Mountains come out of the sky and they
Stand there."

[alsadad]

I saw one on the lake a few years ago that made me chuckle:
Dad's Last Boat... III

[Kamper]

I used my nephew's initials. He joined the family about the same time as the boat. lol. To respect his privacy I won't say his name.



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[JonLevis]

Manitou came with the boat...fits it well and is bad luck to change!

The Minitou is in tow.

Congrats on the new grand baby!

[sum-r breeze]

Summer Breeze, Yes from the song

"Summer Breeze makes me feel fine"
30' Sea Ray Sundancer
Had a few Go-Fasts before but the Dancer is the best!

Wave 'cuz I'll be wavin' back
The Breeze

[Jersey Joe]

We only get up here once a year, but love the boating here. So, the boat is named "Winnie"

[Redwing]

Our Four Winns is named "Leotaur"; I am a Leo and my hubby is a Taurus, although the name is not actually on our boat. We just returned from two glorious weeks at the lake....a difficult transition back to work.

[John A. Birdsall]

We have had several boats, My grandfathers was a 26' homemade lakelaunch called the "BobbieB" named after my father who christened it. My dad built a 11' boat and I christened it in 1957 named "PUDDY-TAT" it had many appearances that my brother and I took it away from my father, but not really. Dad bought a boat made by Kingfisher, he named it TAT's PAW.
I bought a 15' Bonita tri hull and it was Puddy Tat II, but to reverse in the winter of 1958 my dad built me a boat, a six foot boat and it was named Twetty" I now have a 16'5" SeaSprite called "Tats It" and then there is the Pontoon boat "No Problem" Bought when my dad retired.

Names on boats are fun to look for. :rolleye2:

[OCDACTIVE]

Take a guess.............. My boat is O.C.D.

My personality and how I feel about my boat...

PS. Great thread.. I love to hear how boats are named.. Usually some good stories.

[Lakesrider]

Mine is "OUT TO LAUNCH"

Dinghy "Ingy Dingy"

[Jidge]

My wife was so disappointed she lost her maiden name that she named ours "Fantasia". I guess it'll work. Just waiting for the decals to come.

[skisox24]

We owned a home and a slip on Lake Winni since 1992, but didn't buy a boat until 2008. Why? Whenever one of our neighbors asked us why we didn't have a boat we explained that it wasn't in our budget because of our tuition obligations.

So. when we finally took the leap of faith and puchased our watercraft last year we debated what to name our treasure. We settled on:

2 wishin'

[Kevin C]

The latest boat was named in memory of my Dad. As kids he'd joke with us when travelling that he was taking a "circuitous route" to wherever. We used to laugh and joke about his big "50 cent" (as we called them) words. Now, in his memory and it always brings a smile to my face, it's on the stern ......"Circuitous" . :D

[Paugus Bay Resident]

Stray Cats - named after our "collection" of shelter felines.

[gravy boat]

Our 25' Crownline is the Bears' Den...

Honk if you see us out there!!!

GB

[Rattlesnake Guy]

Naming our boat has turned into one of those life obsessions that burned up way more mental energy than the task deserves. As a result, we have gone 9 years without a name. Probably partially due to this thread, yesterday we were finally ready to name the boat who would be entering 4th grade if a child.

In Broads Daylight

[NoRegrets]

My wife and I would take trips to the lake and drive the auto road. We were thrilled every time we saw the lake through the trees and saw boaters enjoying themselves. We never spent much money on recreation to that point in our lives but decided to splurge.

While we were waiting for our new boat we kept asking each other if there were any regrets. The answer was always “No Regrets”. So that became the name. After 3 months we loved it so much we “upgraded”. The new boat name was modified by adding 2 lines through the last S making it look like a dollar sign.

[SOB]

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopost/data/502/medium/n1160424007_30573610_5410968.jpg

[AB_Monterey]

Used to get a couple every year at work.

Now, any day we want is a:

"Floating Holiday"

[Kerk]

Cow Islander

[Cal]

My Formula has over 1300 hp hence, "Toxic Formula":D

[No-Mo-Shun]

I used to run a 65 ft. Viking charter boat with the name " Never Again II " The name and the boat usually received favorable comments, wherever we would go.:emb::laugh:

[Dave R]

Mine was a line from a Harry Potter book. My wife and kids really like the book series (I am ambivalent about the books) and I think the name is kinda cool regarldess of its origin. The boat name does start a lot of conversations with HP fans.

[masssteve]

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b368/masssteve/theboat-1-1-1.jpg

[SAMIAM]

We have an older Grumman pontoon boat.Pretty much a beater that we use for blueberrying and poking along the shore.Upholstery is tattered and the rug is a little funky.I suggested we give it a name and Sammie said "Yuh,lets call it "DISGRACEFUL".....

[Throbbin Rods]

First fishing boat in the 70's- Rock and Troll
Next one in the 80's - Pure Lure
All the ones since then - Throbbin Rods

[BroadHopper]

Is my current boat name. Named after my 'Long lost Winnipesakee Lenore'.

My Dad's was 'TinkaBeryl' My Dad's nickname and my Mom's name.

18' Hydrodyne with twin Quicksilver Mercs. Late 60's 'It Takes Two to Do IT!'

18' Sutphen with 460 ci Holman and Moody and Berkley jetdrive. Early to mid 70's. 'Basty Nastard' :cool:

[robmac]

Knot practical

[Rattlesnake Gal]

Just spotted this one in our PhotoPost Gallery (http://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopost/showgallery.php?limit=all&cat=0)! :D

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopost/data/506/medium/DSCN0188.jpg

[BUST n OUT]

When we first came to Winni nearly thirty years ago, my two brothers and I bought our third boat together. We also had had nine children under the age of five at the time.
At some point in the day when we were worn down by the kids activities (as much as we love them) we would say to each other " lets BUST OUT of here and inevitably take off in our un named boat for a break. After three years of this and unable to agree on a boat name we realised every time we escaped we would say we're "BUST n OUT" of here, we had the the appropriate name all along.
By the way to further explain this, 8 out of the 9 children are our beautiful DAUGHTERS !!!! and we're still BUST n OUT!

[NHBUOY]

Hey Broadhopper...I remember seeing that boat on a trailer @ the Weirs way back when...I grew up in Alton Bay and always had ski boats...If you lived in Paugus Bay & your last name begins with a G, you know the Harkins brothers and you took us for a ride in that Basty Nastard...long story short...I ended up buying a "basket case" Tahiti 22 w/a 460 Holman/Moody w/a jet after that ride & brought it back to life...The name of that yellow/orange/red bad boy was "Razin Caine"...At that time I was @ Pier 3 and all over the lake & Paugus Bay...It was a SWEET lookin boat & is still alive today in Mass...:cool:..

[KDL]

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc132/Cobalt_24681/61309154-1.jpg

[Rattlesnake Gal]

Some of these are pretty good!

[budman]

I have a 23' Crownline named "On The Rocks". That's where we ended up on the way home one night.

[SIKSUKR]

My buddies old jet boat was named the "WET DREAM".:eek:

[caloway]

I was putting in over at Fayes and there was a boat--probably around 23--named "Wet Dream" that had just been sold to a nice family. It wasn't in a slightly suggestive/offensive typeface was it? My wife was a little horrified. Hopefully they rechristened it.


Mine's called Sunk Cost.

[Grady223]

Reads:
Paradise Found
Barndoor Island

For obvious reasons!

[Flyfisha]

22' ChrisCraft= Dad's Debt ---our previous boat's name was Mom's Choice
14' fishing boat= Poindexter
Oday 192= Otto Go Cuse!!:liplick::look:

But my neighbors Checkmate is the Best=== Four Play:emb:

[tis]

It's supposed to be bad luck to change the name of a boat. So if you buy it, I guess you're stuck with the name that's on it!!!!

[nightrider]

Bring On Another Thousand

[brk-lnt]

It's supposed to be bad luck to change the name of a boat. So if you buy it, I guess you're stuck with the name that's on it!!!!

If you believe in that superstition, there is also an official renaming ceremony you can do to release the old name and re-christen it.

[Kamper]

It's supposed to be bad luck to change the name of a boat. So if you buy it, I guess you're stuck with the name that's on it!!!!

Not if it's changed due to new ownership (no pun intended). It needs to be done promptly or the superstition will apply. As to the rituals for renaming... It's just an excuse to imbibe if you're so inclined.

[SAMIAM]

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopost/data/506/thumbs/IMG_03121.JPG ('http://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopost/data/506/IMG_03121.JPG')

Am I the only one cheap enough to use the name plate on my boat as part of the Name. http://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopost/data/506/thumbs/IMG_0313.JPG ('http://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopost/data/506/IMG_0313.JPG')

[dowshill]

we have the decals, just haven't had the boat in calm enough conditions to get them on....our boat is named Broad View because we have land on Rattlesnake.

[challmec]

looney sea

[GMSRME]

Every time we were lucky enough to get away to the lake we were excited to have our TIME AWEIGH thus it is now on the boat, and our kids are grown so we now have more time away.

[ishoot308]

The best name I have seen on a boat was down in Turks & Caicos. Someone had a beautiful yacht named "Change Order". The owner was in the construction trades... Those of you in the trades can appreciate this name I am sure!

Dan

[Capt. Quint]

What's left of her...

[DBreskin]

The best name I have seen on a boat was down in Turks & Caicos. Someone had a beautiful yacht named "Change Order". The owner was in the construction trades... Those of you in the trades can appreciate this name I am sure!

Dan

It's better than you thought; look at the name on the dinghy!
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c256/arks11/1Boat_Dingy_001.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c256/arks11/1Boat_Dingy_002.jpg

(Thanks to arks for the pictures)

[fatlazyless]

Can I ask what must be a very dum question? Like, why is the 'Original Contract' a small r-i-b, while the 'Change Order' is a much bigger and more expensive boat?

For example, let's say you do some remodel work, roof-windows-insulation, on an old waterfront cottage and the original construction contract is $25,000. Ok, then during the construction process, you see it building out and you think of a better design so's you get a better waterfront view or something, and the change order costs you an extra $1500. So's $25,000 is way more than $1500, so how's the logic behind naming the big boat 'Change Order' and the little r-i-b 'Original Contract.' In the real world of construction, it's just a contracter's myth....probably some story they like to repeat while having a beer or two or three...

[ishoot308]

Can I ask what must be a very dum question? Like, why is the 'Original Contract' a small r-i-b, while the 'Change Order' is a much bigger and more expensive boat?

For example, let's say you do some remodel work, roof-windows-insulation, on an old waterfront cottage and the original construction contract is $25,000. Ok, then during the construction process, you see it building out and you think of a better design so's you get a better waterfront view or something, and the change order costs you an extra $1500. So's $25,000 is way more than $1500, so how's the logic behind naming the big boat 'Change Order' and the little r-i-b 'Original Contract.' In the real world of construction, it's just a contracter's myth....probably some story they like to repeat while having a beer or two or three...

Well, in this day and age of commercial construction, many times original contract proposals are based off extremely tight margins with little or no profit with the hope of simply being awarded the job to keep your men working.

Change orders represent a change from the original contract scope of work and many times are adds by the owner of the project. Since the sub contractor is not bidding against anyone for a change order, markups are higher allowing the sub to make a profit. In many instances and especially in today's market, profit from change orders can be what a sub relies on to make a job profitable at least in commercial construction.

Dan

[KBoater]

You may be missing the point. They are boats. The original boat could be a small one then you go to a boat show and see a nice cabin cruiser:D therefore the name. Happened to me.

[CC185]

It's all in the name and next boating season!

[ronc4424]

I knew I had a picture of it somewhere...:)

[Denny Crane]

We like trailering our boat over to Nantucket for vacation each summer!

[menmegn]

Mine is ME-N-MEG-N

(my beautiful wife's name is Megan)

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/32462_1463020539363_1348950475_1268573_6210802_s.j pg

[Just Sold]

Our 180 Horizon .... Do you know your Latin or medical terms? Then you will know the meaning! She just arrived at the lake on Monday for the season!
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/217004_191661657543090_100000977721550_490297_5843 601_n.jpg

[MooseRiverMan]

No name for several years them granddaughters decided on 1 -2- 3- GO! Just what they yell when off on a cruise on the lake! They love the name.

[Rattlesnake Gal]

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopost/data/502/medium/5-3-2011_190-2.jpg
Spotted Smile of the Great Spirit at the Center Harbor docks just before the M/S Mount Washington's Shakedown Cruise.

[Rattlesnake Gal]

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopost/data/502/medium/5-3-2011_077-2.jpg?340
Spotted "Tessie" at Downing's Landing on the way to our boat, then she floated by our place the next day.
Great boat, great flag and a great spring day on the lake.

[Rattlesnake Gal]

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopost/data/502/medium/5-3-2011_249-2.jpg
Crowd Pleeza out for a springtime voyage on May 2nd.

[Kamper]

T.A.G. My nephew's initials. Re-Naming rights are available.

[cillovely]

Our current 20' Sea Ray is Fagheadaboutit. Name came with the boat and where it's bad luck to change, that name will stay.

When hubbie and I do finally get a new boat (sometime next year) we are thinking Bruz Cruz (Hubbbie's name is Bruce).

Can't wait to get out on the water!

[Rattlesnake Guy]

Our current 20' Sea Ray is Fagheadaboutit. Name came with the boat and where it's bad luck to change, that name will stay.

When hubbie and I do finally get a new boat (sometime next year) we are thinking Bruz Cruz (Hubbbie's name is Bruce).

Can't wait to get out on the water!

I think I would risk the bad luck with that one. :)

[Misty Blue]

'Saw this one on Ossipee lake, where there are many Pontoon boats...

"Loony Pontoony"

But one day I want a small, red, outboard, go fast. I'll call her the Jalapeno Popper!

Misty Blue

[CrownRay]

I love this thread :-)

Our first boat (already named) Chris-Craft Scorpion: "All R's"
Second Boat, Century 4500: "DayTripper" (like the song)
Third Boat, Windsor Craft: "Josie"
Fourth Boat, Crownline (lake): "Daytripper Too"
Fifth Boat (Ocean) Sea Ray 260: "Mystic Lady"

:-)

[brk-lnt]

Our current 20' Sea Ray is Fagheadaboutit. Name came with the boat and where it's bad luck to change, that name will stay.

When hubbie and I do finally get a new boat (sometime next year) we are thinking Bruz Cruz (Hubbbie's name is Bruce).

Can't wait to get out on the water!

You just need to follow the proper ceremony:

http://www.boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/rename.htm

[Justenuff]

First sailboat on Winnie.
Was enough when we bought her, now looking for something BIGGER!
:look:

[Frank]

Our boat's name is "Three Buoys", for the three kids we had at the time we bought the boat - all boys. We've added a girl since then, so we joke we should add "And a Gull" to the name, but there's that bad luck renaming thing... wonder if it applies to a name addition? :)

- Frank

[Rattlesnake Guy]

Saw a small aluminum boat with outboard.

" Got Dents "

[FormulaBRW]

Named all the boats "Wright of Way":laugh:

Just kept changing the ending. Currently on III and hopegfully the laast one for some time to come.
Easy choice when your last name is Wright and no one else can agree on a name.

[Lake Time]

This name was easy. It is a new boat with a new name.

[Swanpoint guy]

Saw a little 12 foot 2.5 HP called "little piece of ship"

[Rattlesnake Guy]

Welcome Lake Time.

I have a serious case of boat envy. She's a beauty.

[Barney Bear]

Our transportation to East Bear Island is on the Bear Buggy. Our boat which we keep at the cottage is the Baby Bear Buggy. Our small aluminum boat is Peppy's Putt-Putt [our first Scottish terrier].

[ThePlut]

It helps to know that our previous boat was Serenity Now...

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-X2nIS1i8crk/Tgevr5SKrgI/AAAAAAAAAvI/yW2qC7y1o6A/s640/IMG_4295.JPG

[joann721]

our first boat was:

"Just JoKen"

which is a combination of our names JoAnn & Kenny... we just bought a slightly used pontoon boat which we are still discussing the name but we are
thinking:

either "Still JoKen"... or ... "Seriously JoKen"...