Naming my boat

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tom&shan

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As some of you may remember Shan and I have found it to be quite a unsurmountable task to name our boats. Our 16 Angler went by the name of noname, our photo album here at C-Brats is TBD. Now we have the challenge of coming up with a name for our 19 Angler.
From the suggestions I have received from the rest of you here at this site, I realize that its best to come up with your own name.
The other day I told Shan, "OK, if we cant come up with a name then lets just call the boat X. " Then I thought how so many of you add a C- to the start of your boat name. C-X ? I asked Shan, "What do ya think of calling the boat C-X." Her reply is not printable. Here I thought I could have my two favorite pastimes combined. Boating and ....

Anyways - no point in this story - no suggestions needed for names, we will come up with one soon. Is Pequod taken?
 
I went through the same angst you are experiencing. Some of the things I considered were, in no particular order or importance:

something different, how many "Carpe Diem" do you see?
I tried to stay away from the cutsey nautique "Romantasea"
I think most plays on "C" are taken
A big consideration was ease of saying the name
The next consideration that followed was its intelligibility over a
sometimes weak VHF signal

I am sure there are a lot more to consider - I almost renamed "C of Heartbreak" but supersitition got the better of me.

In my case "Sailor-D" was my firstly my email then I bought the C Dory, the name had grown on me and the boat was so named.


Good luck in your choosing.

Cheers - Dave
 
It seems to be a contest of can I top all the other stupid names on the back of other boats. Can you just pick a real word these days or is it a requirement to pick the lamest name you can imagine.
 
Uhhmm.... Up to the owner I guess. Although I don't think C- Grouchy is taken :lol: :lol: Just kidding, you know what they say, to each thier own. Welcome to the site. By the way how is that 2006 24 Tomcat? That is a rare boat, I notice you have a 150 for power, is that a single or two 75's? :wink:
 
Cutty Sark":20d1s7g3 said:
Uhhmm.... I don't think C- Grouchy is taken :lol: :lol:
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You're good, Mr. Sark - real good. Thanks! That's funny.

If them folks would just name their new 19 Shan-C and be done with it, we can keep this thread going for the entertainment value and not have to worry about helping the poor folks out.
 
I just love it when we get a live one, cant wait to see where this goes. I guess I thought boat naming was about unique-ness?
Tom and Shan, how about C-ant Decide, then when you move to a 22 then 25 etc, you can carry the name with you?

Mike on the stupidest of all "Huda Thunkit" :smiled
 
Hey, I just figured out why the title of this thread sounds familiar. Naming My Boat - wasn't that a Paul Anka song back when I was a kid?
 
All your suggestions for names just prove my point - you have to come up with your own name. Maybe we'll wait until we get the 22 to decide. No, no, no - we havnt decided to move to a 22 (yet). Still havnt gotten the 19 in the water.

I'm getting kinda partial to noname Angler 19. It fit so well for noname Angler 16.

-Tom
 
Just had dinner tonight with a couple of friends and we got to talking about boating. (imagine that) They had one a few years back............and we asked the name of it...............we loved it............. :lol:
"Yes dear"
 
I complain because ours came pre-named, which is probably the reason we could afford it. I would tell you what it is but that is the reason I carry the dinghy in the right spot to keep it under cover.

Think about the person who has to buy it (and the name) when you sell. :wink

Me Lin
 
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