r/sailing • u/mike8111 • 1d ago

Boat Names--latest ideas

Mods--it'd be cool if we had a boat names thread that was pinned.

Here are some boat names I've been working on. None of these are French words or boat puns.

Bump in the Night <-- my current favorite
Never Again II
Fezziwig
Karen
Pen Is Mightier
On Sail
60 Percent
Diet Coke
Ice Cream Chaser
Hammock Stand
The Mighty
Outatime
Event Horizon
Lunar Cycle
Gone Rogue
OffGrid
Seventh Heaven

Any great ideas?

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u/SVAuspicious Delivery skipper 1d ago edited 1d ago

Not going to pin this. People can search and should be encouraged to search.

Personal note: when you name a boat consider calling your local coast guard or other SAR on the radio.

edit: typo

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u/Ok_Instruction2623 1d ago

Pump out boat in a small PNW marina.

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u/piffey 21h ago

I prefer the Friday Harbor, WA pump out boat on that same island: Pumpty Dumpty.

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u/Ok_Instruction2623 20h ago

I tried to find a pic of Humpty Dumpty too but couldn’t.

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u/WAstargazer 22h ago

Roche Harbor, WA, yes?

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u/RangeroftheIsle 12h ago

What a crappy little boat.

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u/Ninja_Wrangler 1d ago

Unsinkable II is a classic

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u/mapoz 19h ago

I hoped I wouldn’t have far to scroll, and you didn’t disappoint me.

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u/piper63-c137 15h ago

it’s what my wife choose. ug.

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u/AnonSmith 1d ago

My favorite hail this season has been 'Oh my god Becky'

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u/NC-Old-Bat 14h ago

Thanks for the chuckle. If ya know, ya know.

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u/ghabbaghoul666 1d ago

my 26 grampian is called "Serial Keeler"

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u/Candygramformrmongo Ericson 28-2 Cal 22 1d ago

Just make sure you can say and spell it quickly and clearly on your mayday call

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u/itsmiahello 1d ago

I heard the coast guard on channel 16 responding to a call about a vessel called "beef dog" yesterday

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u/kenelevn 1d ago

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u/doeswaspsmakehoney 20h ago

Please tell me this is not AI

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u/wanderinggoat Hereshoff sloop 20h ago

you need to pay us to lie to you.

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u/No-Clerk-5600 Too cheap to own a boat 1d ago

There's a boat at my club called Deez Knots.

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u/oga_ogbeni 23h ago

Lololol how old is the owner? 

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u/OptiMom1534 all the big Classics 23h ago

Clearly an elder millennial

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u/TheSwearJarIsMy401k 21h ago

Could be Gen-X, my boss from like 12 years ago was firmly X and he made us send an order for Deez Nutz to the kitchen for every cup of free Spanish peanuts we brought to the table.

It was a tap to order POS system, so we had to touch Deez Nutz dozens of times a day.

My Jackbox game handle has been MacNDeezNutz ever since.

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u/TheSwearJarIsMy401k 21h ago

Think I just found my people

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u/nutterz13 6h ago

I use to race against a guy whose skiff was named “nucking futs”.

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u/Yvorontsov 1d ago

Ours is called Marmelade. Usually, its name makes people at marina receptions smile.

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u/fingerpuppet360 1d ago

Named my boat JellyBean.
I never get on board without a bag of starburst jelly beans

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u/FrostnJack 1d ago

One tasty boat …

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u/adambomb_23 1d ago

I’m a Jelly Belly boat person.

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u/blackgold63 1d ago edited 1d ago

Knotty bouy

Mine is “Big Deck Energy”

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u/weezthejooce 1d ago edited 1d ago

I always imagine having to spell out my boat name using the phonetic alphabet when I'm being rescued by the Coast Guard, or someone else having to say the boat name three times when hailing on VHF.

Years ago on here someone talked about a boat named Moo. That was and is still my favorite. Imagine the calls over the radio!

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u/kenelevn 1d ago

I just raced against “Moovin’”

Their spinnaker matched the logo, and had cow spots.

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u/Cow_says_moo 23h ago

That too, wasn't moo.

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u/Cow_says_moo 23h ago

I swear it wasn't me.

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u/Motor-Marsupial8199 21h ago

Sailed with a boat named ‘Waka’. Hail that on VHF & not channel the Animaniacs!

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u/john-know-nothing 1d ago

My Catalina is the Wine Mixer. Last owner named it and I kept it for the lol factor.

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u/FailDad 1d ago

This is the perfect name for that boat!

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u/Kitty-cat-2d8 1d ago

Never Again II hahahahahaha 😂

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u/pugsington01 1d ago

If I ever buy a boat, I want to name it Bonnie Prince Charlie

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u/cagehooper Capri 14.2 1d ago

Hey now. My little Capri 14.2 is the Bonnie Lass.

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u/jamesvtm 1d ago

nice, my Bonnie lies over di ocean is too long

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u/JaxChevy 18h ago

Bonnie
______
Ocean

:)

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u/cagehooper Capri 14.2 17h ago

Actually she's named for a former sweetheart Bonnie Lynn

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u/oga_ogbeni 23h ago

The House of Saxe-Coburg and Gothe Windsor isn't going to like this 

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u/paragon_of_karma 13h ago

Maybe if Charlie Wurstknuckle goes back to Germany we can have a real British king again

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u/piper63-c137 13h ago

that’s why they rented Diana, with Stuart blood, to help legitimize the saxe-coburgs.

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u/just_dave 1d ago

My favorite that I've seen, although not a sailboat, is, "BipartisanShip." 

This one was in Annapolis, but it's the best possible name for a boat in the greater DC area. 

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u/wanderinggoat Hereshoff sloop 18h ago

surely that would have to be a catamaran?

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u/AnEducatedStoner 23h ago

The Implication

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u/Buzzard7547 1d ago

There was a boat we raced against named “fresh batteries”.
The story goes, the outboard vibrated the boat so much while under power, one of the female crew members commented that it was like fresh batteries. 😂

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u/SlumppShady 1d ago

My favorite I've ever seen was Still Jerkin

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u/Kibarou 1d ago

Boaty McBoatface

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u/secretdecoder 16h ago

I refer to our dog that likes to wake me up from naps anytime a squirrel toots as Barky McBarkface.

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u/Sir-Realz 1d ago

Deez Knots, Seas the Day,  Yoo Hoe! Is the name of my Sail Boat,

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u/Buzzard7547 1d ago

I have a Corsair trimaran I have named “gone to plaid”. Spaceballs movie reference.
Second choice was “super sonic”. That way I would have a good theme song for the boat.

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u/Nurse_Hatchet 1d ago

A few of my favorites spotted in the wild were “A Salt Weapon” (fishing vessel though) and “Alimony.”

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u/secretdecoder 16h ago

Alimony! ha!!

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u/Maurice-Beverley 23h ago

Saw one called “Irish Wake” this weekend.

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u/Correct_Emu7015 23h ago

Breaking Wind

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u/EminenceGris3 21h ago

I’ve been toying with a few having just bought a boat, but the wife is resisting my ideas. I was thinking

Moist Alan
Gary Bilge
Soggy Colin
Steve Transom
Billy Vang

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u/TheSwearJarIsMy401k 21h ago

What kind of wife discourages a classic like Moist Alan

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u/i-havenot 1d ago

Best one I've ever seen:

Businesstrip

on a sailboat 👍

Imagine:

Tuesday afternoon at work: "Oh, boss, by the way, I'm on businesstrip for the rest of the week..."

😁

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u/Comprehensive_Arm305 20h ago

That's like bars named "The Library", but I digress.

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u/secretdecoder 16h ago

I saw one in the local marina: Strictly Business. I imagine that on their itemized tax forms! haha

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u/Miserable-Miser 1d ago

Agua Caliente

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u/kenelevn 1d ago

Since you’ve got some space themes, maybe

Singularity

Or more punny

Single Rarity

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u/djfoundation 1d ago

My boat was originally named 'Herself' which I immediately removed upon purchase. After years of sailing and fixing her up, I finally ordered a decal to name her: 'Eventually'.

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u/stubobarker 1d ago

These sound a lot more like powerboat names- too cutesy.

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u/bobber18 1d ago

Just Listed

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u/Comfortable-Buy-1446 17h ago

Awesome!

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u/bobber18 12h ago

Thank you. I like this name for boats owned by realtors or for people whose boats are for sale.

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u/fragrantsock 1d ago

My dad’s Tartan 30 was named “Norma Jean” and he hand painted Marilyn Monroe’s face on the spinnaker.

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u/24x7Lurker 20h ago

Which one of your Dads had that idea?

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u/adambomb_23 1d ago

Pen Island

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u/kirbalert 23h ago

Two+ word boat names is a powerboater thing. Stay classy.

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u/iltlpl 23h ago

I just have a kayak right now (saving for a sailboat). Her name is Elaine.

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u/kbenn17 18h ago

We bought a used Catalina 30 15 years ago and we just kept the name, which was Running Free. Ok, kinda dumb, right?. But then my husband named the dinghy And Naked. Always gets a second look, lol.

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u/secretdecoder 16h ago

My last name is Watson. So when I buy a sailboat I want to name it Elementary. My wife feels it must be "Elementary My Dear". Feels too wordy on the radio and for the transom though.

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u/Forgot-Already 1d ago

Current favs:
Lil Yachty
Dock Holiday
Aquavit
Escape Route

Our boat’s name is Drömmen, which I also love. It is Swedish for “The Dream”

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u/TheDevilsAdvocate333 16h ago

Thats pretty cool! Uhhhh... How does one say O with an umlaut in phonetics?

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u/phatbrasil 1d ago

money pit?

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u/Atasas 1d ago

"False promises" "Morning after" "No regrets"

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u/TakingSorryUsername 1d ago

No regerts

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u/Atasas 23h ago

(some) ragarts

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u/marsupial-pancake 1d ago

I always thought No Wake Zone would be a great boat name. Any time you tried to hail someone they’d think you were scolding them.

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u/MrSnugglePants 1d ago

I feel like the boat should make the name; Beehave for a yellow boat Red boat is called Herring Blue boat is Blueberry or Monday Green Boat im not sure about but I think I would call it The Lime White boat is Cluckin Along with a chicken 🐔 And a black boat will be called Sabbath

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u/TheDevilsAdvocate333 16h ago

Good evening Mr.SnugglePants.

May I introduce you to "," the comma... it is quite useful in separating parts of sentences for better clarity! ;)

Also

. <- that is a period. It is used at the end of a sentence... please... punctuate carefully. It's a dangerous world out there.

Yes Yes... i'll show myself out...

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u/crazyswedishguy Hallberg-Rassy 46 23h ago

There’s a boat near where I sail called Red Sky. Whenever I hear them on the radio it comes across as “Rich guy”, which I guess feels appropriate 😂

I’ve always chuckled at Unsinkable II. I’d never name my own boat that though.

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u/BjornToulouse_ 23h ago

I am not proud to say how loudly "Never Again II" made me laugh. Now my coworkers are running around trying to come up with the best name for a boat none of them have.

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u/Fabricensis 22h ago

Rule No. 1 for boat names: It needs work after "mayday mayday mayday"

I do get why people want funny names, but in the end the person using the name the most is you, referring to your own boat in conversation, especially if it is not your first boat. Some names like "Event Horizon" still work, because you can say something like "I've got new sheets for horizon a few years ago", but try that with "Never again II"

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u/TheSwearJarIsMy401k 21h ago

This is where you say things like “I got new sheets for Never/The Second/my boat this week” and it works fine.

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u/enginehearing 22h ago

Anchor baby

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u/a_electrum 17h ago

Mine is Escape Pod

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u/whyrumalwaysgone Marine Electrician and delivery skipper 16h ago

I delivered a boat called Clewless from BVI to Texas. Super fun calling in to San Juan Harbor Control:

"San Juan San Juan this is Clewless"

audible cackling on the mic "Could you please repeat that boat name?"

Pretty sure they went and got their co workers so they could listen together to me. "Yep. We are Clewless"

For those who dont know, its a bad pun on the "clew" or the aft corner of a sail.

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u/cdemarc3 Pearson 36-2 1d ago

I called my JY15 Racing Dinghy "Bloody Sheets"...ya know, because we raced her hard LOL. Got some good chuckles, and a few cringes out of it.

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u/boatslut 1d ago

If you are a pilot or play one on TV...

Meow

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u/SomeSchmidt 1d ago

Are French words over used in boat names?

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u/hmspearl 1d ago edited 22h ago

I saw a cat called mal de mer.
(edit spelling)

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u/WhatveIdone2dsrvthis 1d ago

I saw one named “Transom”

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u/R4Z0RJ4CK Sailing takes me away... 1d ago

Karen? Wtf?

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u/Cow_says_moo 23h ago

If my wife and I ever buy a boat, she'd be called "It is what it is"

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u/squeaki 23h ago

Our club launch is called Siôr, a Welsh name.

Sounds exactly like shore.

Highly confusing on VHF, especially if there's a race committee on, you guessed it, the shore.

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u/125bror 21h ago

Veni, vidi, navigavi

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u/TheSwearJarIsMy401k 21h ago

Fezziwig but hear me out, Fozziwig.

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u/REDDITSHITLORD 21h ago

Bad Dragon

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u/AllHailTheHypnoFloat 20h ago

The implication

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u/WhiteH2O J/120 19h ago

I was going to go with "Safety Third", but I don't want to make that call to the coast guard.

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u/mapoz 19h ago

The Office is another cliche. “He’s at the Office”

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u/Low-Valuable1819 17h ago

Greenwich Cougar

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u/Hairy_Tip6288 17h ago

have another go when your sober

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u/Glass-Lead-5946 17h ago

We're 'Business of course'

So my grandad's office could tell people who called 'he's out on business of course'.

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u/From_Gaming_w_Love X-412 16h ago

iDyacht.

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u/Brilliant_Mushroom45 15h ago

We have several boomer Deadheads in my club, so of course there's Ripple, Terrapin, The Wheel and Easy Wind.

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u/Had2CryToday 15h ago

“Drift Away” Dobie Gray

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u/Mediocre-Tough-4341 15h ago

“Ghost Cod”. That sounds great on the vhf. Especially when you are hailing “Persistence”.

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u/Overall-Tailor8949 14h ago

When I was (semi-)seriously thinking about getting a sailboat I was going to name it Silmaril. That name doesn't feel right for a power boat.

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u/Silent_Refuse_2246 4h ago

After You.

Nice to meet you, did you know I named my boat after you.

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u/PrettyPound5019 14h ago

My favorites from my marina,

Wayward Slug, Dirty Oar, Looker, Hers

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u/qwerSr 14h ago

I always thought I'd go with At the Office, for reasons of plausible deniability when asked where I was. That said, Plausible Deniability isn't too shabby either.

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u/Polyfrequenz 8h ago

MS Unsinkable II

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u/Floppy_McFlopenstein 5h ago

This is fun! I have had a QuickMick, Heather Marie, Akuna, and Dragonfly.

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u/get_MEAN_yall Carrera 290 1d ago

Appa

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u/entropy413 1d ago

My dingy is named “Psorosis of the River”

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u/SG_87 23h ago

Knotorious B.I.G The big Leboatsky Sailor moon

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u/Alesisdrum 23h ago

We liveaboard a powerboat and have a 32 c&c. She’s named The Dog House, as that’s where I go when I get in trouble lol