Conference vicki::boats

My two:  Fysh Byte 
    and  MicroFish

    How bout.
    
    Rustyoldsumbucket?
    
         or
    
    Scuttles Bildgewater
    
         or
    
    Bateau du' Poisson   ( for fishin machines)
    
         or
    
    Bale Runner   (for speed boats)
                                               
         or
    
    Tinker toy     (YUK!)
    
         or 
    
    TI KUCF        ( A guy in my Marina has this one allready)
    
                            Lotsa Luck
    
    
       

    This topic has been well covered in the note #1203 in the
    MSCSSE::SAILING notesfile. There are also many inexpensive books on the
    subject available from Boat US, Bliss, etc.
    

    
    
    
    
      
                         >    AWFUL DAZE     <

    
    ...kind of 2 sided...
    /MArk
    
    
    

    
    
    Mikey Likes It
    
    __mb

    THE DINA
    
    J.D.

    
    
    Dilly Jean
    
    /MArk

My new 1989 Sunbird cuddy is as yet unnamed.  I'm leaning toward
"Permanent Vacation".  What do you think?

One of my favorites that I saw on a cabin cruiser was "Dick's Inn".


Rick W.

    
    
                            AFTER   HER
    
    
    
    Al Noyes
    

    Due to the fact that she's been mostly underwater twice now!!!  She
    just refuses to die!!!

    
    
    
                   - AQUAHOLIC - 
    

    HAPPY HOOKER
    
    MONEY PIT   :-)
    
    GET THE POINT   (good one for a stick boat)
    
    

    
    
    Since my wife and I spend a lot of time in Kennebunkport and she has
    this passion about the area she named our boat:
    
    			K'PORT PASSION
    
    

    We named our boat:
    
    
    		"Check's In The Mail"


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      "The Sno-man"			

    These names are from some boats down here in Jersy.
    
    "M-T POCKETS"
    
    "LOOSE CHANGE"
    
    "REEL TIME"
    
    "COMPASS ROSE"
    
    "BOATDAIOUS"
    
    /Rich.

    
        After and bad fall and a few doctor vists while water
     skiing, I found the perfect name for mine. "Whiplash"
    
    
    
                                      TM

    Well,
    
    
    
    Mine has been without a name for 2 years.  
    
    Everyone wants me to name her the Nautical Knightmare!!!
    
    I was thinking of Cygnus X-1, or Sea Biscut, But I will probably
    go with the N.K......
    
    Allen

    Hmmmmm.....   I spoze I could dredge up a couple of memories
    to add here.  
    
    Variations on the themes of "My Toy", "Joe's Toy", etc...
                            or  "Money Bucket", "Money Bin", etc..
    
    Variations on the idea of naming your second boat ???? II - 
       "My Boat Too", "We Two", other cute ones using the 
       II / Two / Too collection of sound-alike words.  
    
    
    I had a chance once, and looked through the book (thick one!)
    that lists the documented vessels in the U.S..  I recommend
    doing this as a source for IDEAS, or just as amusement at
    what people have named their boats.
    
    
    And if you really, REALLY want to trip some Coast Guard
    triggers, name your boat the "Liki Tiki".  There are a 
    good number of Coasties on the East Coast that STILL
    flinch at the name....   Until it sank (finally and for
    good!), the original Liki Tiki provided frequent and
    interesting diversion for units anywhere from Massachusetts
    down to (almost) Florida.  Each time a different owner
    and ooperator was listed, and most every time the problem
    was caused (or greatly aggravated by) "less than competent"
    handling of the boat.  It didn't take long for the word
    to get passed that this was "an accident waiting to happen"!
    
    (Unfortunately, with owners, etc. changing so fast and
    frequently, it wasn't possible to "lean on" any one person...)
    
    If you really want to upset an older Coast Guard person,
    name your boat the "Liki Tiki Too", or something similar.
    
                               - Ed -

    RE: .-a few
    
    M-T POCKETS is a great name.  I love it.
    
    RE: .17  Allen, I'm not sure if everyone caught the humor in your
    "Cygnus X-1" name.  For those that don't know, Cygnus X-1 is the name
    of a black hole.  Honest!!!
    
    May have to get the air brush out soon.  These names are great!
    
    					...Roger...

    After finishing 7 years of night school -
    
    
    
    School's Out

    
    Here's one...The first person to figure this one out gets....two
    free hot dogs at the local hot dog truck in Marlboro.  This of
    course includes chips and a soda.
    
    			
    				SEA QUEUE
    
    WHAT'S IT MEAN AND WHERE DOES IT COME FROM!
    
    rgds__mike b

I wanted a fishing boat, my wife wanted a pleasure boat (skiing etc).

We wound up with a 16' fish-n-ski which was a

		"HAPPY MEDIUM"

re .21:

SEA QUEUE refers to the long lines at the (ocean) launching ramps or gas 
docks, etc.

CQ (SEA QUEUE) originated (I think) in the very early days of radio. It
is sent by one station to anyone listening as a request to establish
two-way communication. 

Alan

    Alan,
    
    When can you meet me for the dogs????mike
    
    good name eh!!!
    

    Ours is OUTSWAPPED
    since that's what we are when we're on it!

    
    
    
             "BLOWN PAYCHECKS" 

My motor boat is a dory with a 1909 3 hp single cylinder engine.

The name is THUMPER

Ive never had to explain the name to anyone that has heard the engine run.

    	On my last boat I ate, slept, and "dreamed" about boats until
    I finally got one. It was a 15' Seasquirt and I found that most
    of the time I went out in it I got "wet" from the spray and lack of
    a full size windshield (open center console). At any rate the boat 
    didn't have a name and my choice seemed obvious.

    	Ray

    P.S. If you haven't figured out the name of the boat I'll give you
    a hint. I returned a little late from a fishing trip with 2 of my
    brother-in-laws. My mother-in-law got nervous and called the Coast
    Guard. After asking for the make (Seasquirt) they asked for the
    name of the boat. When my mother-in-law told him, he asked if this
    was a crank call ;-)

re .24:

Mike,

I haven't been to Marlboro more than a couple of time since I stopped 
working there in 1978, so it may be a while. But instead of the hot dogs 
I'd accept a small charitable contribution to Boston Children's Hospital 
(see SAILING Note 1242). 

Alan

PS Which explanation was correct, my first or second?   :-)

    Alen your second reply C.Q was the one C Dash,Dot,Dot Q
    Dot,Dash,Dot,Dash.
    It is used as a hailing to all stations on Ham Short wave radio.
    
    Wish I could eat hot dogs too? :*(
    
    Walt
    Who has to eat lobster again this week end.
    

RE: Note 415.31 

>>    Walt
>>  Who has to eat lobster again this week end.
    

I'm sure we all feel bad for ya Walt.  But try to make the best of it,
and don't forget to use your "We are the world" lobster bib.  8^)

Rick W.

re .31:

Walt, I hope you're better at catching lobster than Morse code.

C: dash dot dash dot

Q: dash dash dot dash

:-)

    or, as we prefer to say it
    
    dahdidahdit dahdahdidah
    
    ...tom ne1g

    Just goes to prove thats why Vhf's don't have code keys. In my early
    days we used to fool around with morse code, but the mind gets
    cluttered with info like that.
    
    Yea I'm pretty good at catching the critters. Going to get a few
    dozzen tommorow morning. Then cook em' up un the Bar-B- Que for
    supper. Problem is after a while its like the week after thanksgiving.
    Turkey again? :*(    I'll create varitations with scallops :*)
    
                                 Walt
    

    Fishing boat near Seattle:
    
    1) MIPS		(Millions of Instructions Per Salmon)
    
    2) MegaFLOPS
    
    3) Sound Mind	(Geographical reference)
    
    

                       
                             
     Mine is called " SEA TOY "

    Since my wife, April had to be dragged into boating by me, we named
    the boats APRIL'S FOOL. The name seems to have stuck.

    saw a good one the other day
    
    			"DADS BROKE"
    

    
    
                         O'TRON
    This is from the Woody Allen movie "Sleeper". It's short for orgazmatron.

    Seen being towed down 495:
    
    
    BLEW LUNCH II

    Saw a cartoon in the New Yorker recently of some guy standing in
    the stern of his cabin cruiser, leaning over the transom and painting
    the name of his boat so that he could read it "My First Boat".

	On a 25 or so ft Sea Ray cruiser


		SIN OR SWIM

	R

    
    			"Cats Ass"

    My brother-in-law had a good one when he was still married.
    There was leo Cohen, his wife and their five kids. The 
    boat was.......seven C's.
    
    
    My own is a picture of a bell followed by LOVE
    or...Belove

    My boat is named NAUTI - BUOY
    
    I also like      FOR PLAY

	Keep your eye out for the "NAUTI-LADY"....

	And make sure you don't navigate the same waters as the 
	"SEA TURKEY"!


	My boat is the TOP CAT

-tom

    While you guys are giving advice on names for boats, how about telling
    us what kind of paint to use?
    
    I just bought a Bayliner 2155, (no funny name suggestions, please) and
    a graphic artist friend has volunteered to paint it, but needs to know
    what kind of paint to use (she says the last boat she painted a name
    on, the paint peeled off).
    
    Is there anything special that needs to be done to prep the surface?
    
    Thanks, ...Mike

    I had a sailboat which was named Skinny-Dipper and
    now I have a Glastron named Hot to Trot.
    
    One name I remember was on a fishing boat out of Newburyport. It
    sat kind of low in the water and was named -- Myassis-Dragon.
    
    Paul
    

    I saw a picture of a dive boat framed by an anchor (the kind you see
    displayed at museums and piers) and a suitable amount of anchor chain.
    The name of the boat? 
    
    	II Unscrupulous Divers
                         
    Think about it.....
    
    Matt
    

    Saw a 20 footer this weekend, named:  "Instead of Disney".
    
    Lee

    
    Saw a good one in an ad the other day.  At only 42 mph
    I don't know if my boat qualifies to wear it, but if I
    ever get a fast boat, I'm gonna call it
    
                  "Frequent Flyer"
                                                       
    Rick W.

    I was  docked  in  Boston Harbor over the Fourth of July this
    year  next  to  the  Frequent Flyer.  It was a mini-cigarette
    boat  with twin monstor outboards.  The owner was a sales man
    who spent most the time in the air, one way or another.  When
    I saw him he was back from Hyannis, complaining that he would
    have  been  there  sooner  except he had to stop in Harbor or
    Refuge  on  the  Canal for gas.  I thought the name was quite
    clever considering his job.

    Paul

    How about this one
    
    

    What I ment to say was:
    
    "WASTED WAGES"
    
    What its doing in 416.8 I'll never know
    

    
    
    How about   "Slippery When Wet"
    
    Now all I need is a boat to put it on, oh well :-(
    
    

I have a few names:  I got these from Steve Winwoods recordings. The first 
launch of my boat last year, I had these recordings blasting on my stereo 
and they remind me of that day....

The name I chose for my boat is;
	
			"HARVEST TODAY"

The others which I had as possibilities are;

			" FINER THINGS"
			" HELP ME ANGEL"

There are few more not associated with Steve Winwood are;

			" STOCK OPTIONS"  (how I purchased my boat)
			" COPE WITH TODAY" (another recording)
			" GUARDIAN ANGEL"

I'd be interested if anyone is interested in any of these... 

					Roger...

    My bosses sail boat is named "Stock Options".
    
    Personally I'd rather not know how expensive boats are bought.
    
    John

    One of my favorites is 
    
            S.S. Mein Kind
    
    (think Jewish grandmothers...)

    
    
    well i was looking through this note for inspiration
    
    ive only got a week to go before the respray and i need a name 
    its 17 foot long dancraft itll be red 
    and were going to race it in august in one of the lowerer divisions
    
    "red heat" is out as i know of one already 
    "sabotage" was my old boat (i dont mind that one but noone else does)
    "sponsor wanted" used too often
    "pisten broke" used too often
    
    any help would be greatly appreciated
    
    the other reg
    
    
    

    
    re: the other reg,
    
    	A few that come to mind....
    
    		"Red Tide" - is your boat used in salt water?
    
    		"Devil's Pride"
    
    		"Burning Desire"
    
    	But, I still like "Dick's Inn" the best!
    
    	Good luck!
    
    	Rick ("Corrective Action")

    reg:
      Am I correct in assuming you use your rig for ski racing?
    
    How about   "Ski 'Ya Later"
    
    Doug "YNOT"

    Just a randon thought ... "Red October"
    
    ...Roger...

    and another  "RED HOT"
    

        I believe I heard this was a red boat that you race with
        occationally??  It may be corny but how about:
        
        RED E SET GO
        RED E OR NOT
    
        Mike

    
    	Red badge of
    	 Courage
    
    Just a thought...
    
    B.A.

    thanks for the thoughts so far any more would be appreciated
    i never realised how difficult it could be
    
    also in reply to a couple of questions 
    well be racing two skiers up
    hopefully well be in the sydney bridge to bridge when that comes up
     
    and reds the colour
    
    tks very much 
    the other reg 
     

    Is the boat paid for?  If not, howz about;
    
       "IN THE RED"
    
    
    

    ...or "Red-Eye Flight" or "Crimson Tide"....
    
                                                         Capt. Scott

    thanks for the thoughts ill have to think about them
    in the red is at the same ski park (but a good thought)
    
    tks the other reg
    

    While we're being creative, I could use some help on naming my boat.
    Particulars:
          1965 Century Resorter mahogany inboard ski boat (at least it has
                a center-mounted ski pilon, of course it's no Natique)
          I've slowly been restoring it over the last 3 years.  Made the
          water for 4 months two summers ago.
    
    I am partial to "Woodn't It Be Nice". This is a take-off on the song by
    the Beach Boys "Wouldn't It Be Nice" which was released in 1966 (maybe
    they wrote the song in 1965?).  Anyways, I thought it would be
    appropriate for now as if to say "woodn't it be nice" if this boat got
    finished and in the water rather than taking up so much space in the
    garage.
    
    Any other suggestions would be appreciated.  "Wood" in the name would
    be nice but not required.
    Maybe there could be a prize for a really good, original name?
    Thanks, Wayne

    How about:
              "Made in the Shade"
  
              or

              "Wood'n Chew?"
    
Rick

    
    
    How about:
    
    	"Wood eye, Wood eye!"
    
    
    Ahhhh, forget it....  :-)

    
    
    How about:::    TICKUF  when you see the reflection in the water
    
    behind the transom its an eye opener...
    
    Oh well,
    
    JIm.

    	RE: .75
    
    	Shouldn't that be TIKCUF. :-)
    
        -Hoop-

    re: -1,
    
       No smarta$$...I think it should be !!!UOYKCUF   Yo Hoop...just
    kidding dude!!!  Hey stop hitting me...ow...ow...go away!!!
    
                                                      Capt. Scott

    
    well it turns out that the colour is more burgandy than red 
    and ive got a bit of time before ive got to make up a name now
    so id be interested in any more names anyone can come up with 
    pleeeaaasseee
    
    tks the other reg
    
    

        RE: .68 (BOWMAN)
        
        How about  `Scarlet Slipper' ?  Sounds like you're describing
        the colour of  my  motorcycle,  which  is  considered a `deep
        scarlet'.
        
        RE: .71 (?)
        
        A few possibilities. . .
        
        `Woodn't You ?'
        `Redwood Dreams'
        `Big Log' (After the song by Robert Plant)
        `Just A Sapling'
        
        Or any combination/alteration of the above.
        
        Matt (A non-boat owner, noter. :^))

    Hmmm....Burgundy.....Race boat...
    
    How about:
           
                  "FINE  WHINE"

    
    	Red, Red Whine
    
    			B.C.

    Oh boy! Who let this guy loose! How about?
    
    "Grape Shot"
    "Turbo Grape" (bad)>----------->(worse) "Moby Grape"
    "bur-GUN-dy"
    "Red LINE"
    "No WHINE - No Win" (too many letters)
    "WhINNER"
    "Full Bottle" (doesn't even infer red)
    
    

    I call mine Helen Highwater.
    
    But, I always remember an incident when I worked a case from Coast Guard
    Station Gloucester in 1976.  It involved a pleasure craft named
    KAJAJABA (apparently all four family initials).  The vessel called
    in lost in fog at around 0230 on a sultry, humid, early-Summer morning.
    
    The Cwatchstander collected all the info from the skipper and then woke
    the OD for further instructions.  The OD, still half asleep, was not the
    brightest at that moment, and furthermore, he had no idea, from reading
    the info sheet, how to pronounce KAJAJABA.   We all knew it was KA
    'JA-JA BA, as used by the skipper!   
    
    Reading the incident report while scratching his red hair, which stood
    in total disarry, he  appeared much like the scarecrow in 'OZ. .   He
    picked up the mike on the VHF and attempted to resume radio contact,
    something like this: "Uhm  v!  Vessel Kaja Jaba Jaja. . . er Kaba jaba
    ja... Baja Kaber Jaber..."  
    
    By now the entire radio room is on the floor, some of us cackling
    uncontrollably, much to the disdain of the OD, who quickly composed
    himself and stated "in his deepest, most professional tone, "Vessel Kay
    Jay Jay Bee Jay, I mean Bee, no, Jay. . ." Then dropping the mike and
    glaring at the VHF yelled "Is this candid camera?  Are these guys
    some kind of 'Smug Drugglers'?" 
     
    By this time, everyone in the room had to use the head.  Finally, the
    watchstander grabbed the mike and called the vessel to inform the
    skipper that the station was responding to their situation, and a boat
    would be dispatched to their location.  
    
    Everything turned out fine for the KAJAJABA, but at breakfast later
    that morning, the OD turned to us and said, "What a night!  I dream't I
    couldn't talk without stuttering."  You guessed it.  Mass hysteria
    broke out again.
    
    	-ETC-
    again

    thanks for all the help i should have replied earlier
    we called it "tawny" as in port 
    
    now ive got to buy a 200 merc to get her really going as the old 
    135 johnno is struggling to do 50 mph which is off the pace
    considerably.
    
    once again tks for the suggestions
    
    the other reg
     

    One of the better names I've seen, on a boat at Lake Winnipesaukee
    this past weekend:
                    Into-Wishin'
    
    And my little 8' runabout has a new name, after one of the other
    moderators (he'll remain nameless) flipped it in a "high speed"
    cornering maneuver:
                    Flipper
    
    Rick

    
    	How about names for a yellow/black (white base) Ski Nautique
    just in case someone in this file ever happens to buy one...?
    
    	One thought which is a little on the corny side is:
    
    		"Bee Skiin Ya"
    
    			complete with a pylon equipped bumble bee and
    			tow rope....
    
    	Rick (Nah, not me...)
    

	Gee, the last reply in this string was 1991!

	Anyone got any suggestions for a new name for a 1997 Ski Nautique?
It's got a light tan base hull color, a medium blue stripe and all the options.
(310 Hp, 4 blade prop, stereo, shower, 3 speed heater....)

	Corrective Action Again?
	Termination? (wouldn't that come *after* corrective action?)
	Babe (isn't that the name of Paul Bunyan's ox, and he's blue, right?)
	Ricky's College Fund? :-)

	And after skiing behind a '97.

	Jus' try hanging on!

    For some ideas (good or bad) take a look at:
    
    http://www.marinegraphics.com/boatname.html
    
    

    Blue-Bye-You

    	I thought boats were supposed to be named after girls ? Something
    about a hole that you pour money into, or some such *-o Probably been
    used before, but the only thing that comes to mind is Nauti-girl.
    
    	Ray

...someone in my household who will remain anonymous suggested 
CORRECTOL

    
       After owning boats off and on for about 30 years, I thought the name
    on your boat was a personal thing. If you take a suggestion from
    someone else, How can you live with yourself knowing its not original?
    Someone else is sure to have it also.
        I *KNOW* nobody else has the name and graphic thats painted on my
    transom, because I have a sick mind and people have told me I am a
    disgusting pig after seeing it. My teenagers think its cool!
    My wife was a little upset at first, but she got over it.
    
    -john

    
    -john,

	So, how long are you going to keep us in suspense, what *IS* the
name of your boat?

Rick

    
       "ALIEN"  blood dripping off the letters and a graphical depiction
    of a young voluptuous woman being violated by an Alien with ah....extra
    large components. If you catch my drift.
    
         See what I mean? NOBODY else has that.
    
    -john

    
       And of course since the graphical representation is pure fantasy..
    (there are no aliens) no-one should be upset by it. (^;
    
    -john

    	My guess is that it was not the name itself that your wife objected
    to. I'd be willing to bet it had more to do with the graphic and those
    "large components" as you called them ;-) You're a sick filthy pig. I like 
    that in a person ;-)
    
    
    
    	Ray

    
>>                                            You're a sick filthy pig. I like
>>that in a person ;-)
    
        Thanks! bout' time someone noticed.
    
    I will confess that I got the idea of using a graphic from the biker
    community. Especially the custom artwork you see at the shows.
    Theres something about being a biker and a boater that stirs my soul.
    
    -john

    
    
        All my recent replys are gone describing My boats name.
    Whacked by the notes Gestapo.  Thats all I gots ta say right now soz I
    don't get in more trouble.
    
    -john