Best and WORST boat names

jcollins · Post by **jcollins** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 3:46 pm

We had another thread around here about how your boat got it's name.
How about the other names we see out there?
What are the best and worst?

The other day I saw "No Ones Ark"

Post by **Mariner** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 4:03 pm

One's I've seen locally that I think are just horrendous:

Wayne's World
ATM
Fantasea
Wet Dream
Four Play
Conference Room Sea
Steel Aweigh

My favorite names are the ones that the commercial guys give their boats, things like:
Arctic Challenger
Polar Sea (actually a USCG Ice-Breaker)
Maverick
New Oregon

Those types of names are somewhat non-descript, but convey a great sense of what it is they represent.

Word plays are always a bad bet when it comes to boat naming.

Mike · Post by **Mike** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:31 pm

The last boat was "My Sanity"

Post by **Veebyes2** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 12:26 pm

There are some good ones

Debt Finder: on an old wooden boat
Aloan at Last: owned by a retired bank loan officer
Knot Guilty: Owned by a lawyer
Miles Aweigh:
Petty Cash: owned by the Petty family

There are far more overused, unimaginative, crude & just plain stupid names

How many 'Time offs' some variation of 'Other woman' are there?
How many 'Wet Spots' ,'Wet Dreams' & similar in crude lines are there?
The dumbest I ever heard on the radio was 'All Help'.

apage · Post by **apage** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 4:25 pm

Hi all:

The two that stick with me are: "Ahoy Vey" which is an Albin 28' and "The Dirty Oar" which was on the side of the road in MA.

Cheers,

Andrew @ Albin

chiefchicken67 · Post by **chiefchicken67** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 11:16 am

I just found out that my previous boat, which was named "Sharon Jean" after my wife, has been renamed "Booby Trap" by it's new owner. And yes, he had the two o's in "Booby" done up in the graphics you might imagine. Hopefully I never have the occasion to see my old boat in person.

Post by **Capt Paul** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 4:53 pm

There's one boat in our Marina that I always chuckle at when I see it>>>

"Honey's Money"

Paul

Post by **Cape Codder** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:24 pm

Believe it or not, an aqaintence named Will had a 27 Pursuit named "Bare with me".........yup.....he's a nudist!!

His newer Blackfin 29 is "Will Knot' , because that's what his women guest say..............at first................

Although we have been invited more than once...........my wife won't let me set foot on his boat!!!! (not that I'd go....)

SwampsEdge · Post by **SwampsEdge** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 1:13 am

Ted Irwin owned Irwin Sailboat Mfg. long ago. His personal boat sported a name that lives in all of us.

Distant Drummer

bnoft · Post by **bnoft** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 10:37 am

We have an 18' CC that our son named "Time Release".
The Albin is named "Amazing Grace"; the story: my 2 month old grandaughter told me I neede a bigger boat. Yes, her name is Grace. Of course, there is a second story that was intentional.

Mike · Post by **Mike** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 3:45 pm

Saw one this weekend - M T Wallet - Gave me a laugh!

Post by **Mariner** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 12:15 pm

Of course, I forgot about the best one in our marina: Portable John

Yes it's a Bayliner, and yes the owner's name is John.

Joe & Allene DaPron · Post by **Joe & Allene DaPron** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 1:19 am

Many years ago I saw a skiff with the name:

Row vs Wade

Recently we saw a new yacht in Lake Union, Washington with the name:

Work, Work, Work

Post by **Denis** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 7:10 am

Friends of mine are both wardens at a prison and their boat name is prison break, it made me chuckle.

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