Naming your boat

[Avalonjohn44]

I'm a Yankee transplant in VA.  In Jersey, everyone named their boats (at least at the shore they did, I dunno about inland), but I don't see it as much in VA or WV.  

Do you all name your boats?  Anything really clever that you'd share?

When I finally get my boat, I'm gonna name it 'Scotty Best'.  When I was a kid, my grandfather's boat, now dry rotted in storage, was named 'Scotty Good'.  It was a play on a insulting Italian phrase my grandparents would use for my dad and uncle (their son-in-laws), in a fond way, not a mean way...  My dad said the phrase sounded like Scotty Good to his ears, and when he suggested the name to my Grandfather, they thought it would be a hilarious name for the boat... So when I get mine, I'll keep a bit of tradition, and keep the Scotty part, but since it'll be a better rig, Best is better than Good...

[tntitans21399]

I'm in TN and I have seen a lot of people name their boats especially yachts, house boats, and boats with cuddy cabins.  I haven't seen that many people name your fishing boat or a run about boat.

[slomoe]

I'm in TN and I have seen a lot of people name their boats especially yachts, house boats, and boats with cuddy cabins. I haven't seen that many people name your fishing boat or a run about boat.

Pretty much how it is in VA

[RAINCLOUD36]

:-X I've never seen a fresh water fishing boat with a name on it. That's mostly something you see on bigger boats.

[JCrzy4Bass]

What Tntitans and Slomoe said.  Take a cruise down the Occoquan River (Nova) from the park on 123.  Almost every boat at the Fairfax Yacht club and boat docks down by Belmont Bay have names on their boats.  Some pretty creative ones at that too.  Me and my dad named our first bass boat that we got this summer "Reely Hooked".  Don't know if many of you name your bass boats but we thought it was appropriate and the name definately fit.  My dad and mom thought it up and I loved it.  We are still working on getting the graphics for the side of the boat but haven't picked out a font and size nor have the cash to do so at the time.  

[Crestliner2008]

Wow. I thought everyone named their best lady! My old rig was a green 14' Starcraft with a 7.5 hp Johnson on the transom - the "Green Hornet".  My new rig is obviously a Crestliner! But I haven't named her yet. She still has to tell me what she wants it to be  

[luckyinkentucky]

I have a superstitious thing about naming small fishing vessels.  If you do .... never change the name!  The topic came up on another board I am a member of not too long ago.  A member renamed his boat, and 2 weeks later it disintegrated in front of his eyes.  I personally had a buddy rename his fishing boat, and his boat was found adrift on the Ohio, but he wasn't for 6 months or so.  Washed up among some debris on the Ohio River channel.    

[bass109]

dont have a boat  :'(

[Tokyo Tony]

In the future when I'm living in Miami, my flats boat will be "I got a bone"

For bonefish, of course.  Really mature huh?  Yeah I came up with it when I was about 12.

[Siebert Outdoors]

My boat has a dual personality so I gave it 2 names

Gonna run.    I never know.

and

Always Broke    self explanatory me and the boat

[Low_Budget_Hooker]

My saltwater boats are named

RUSTY HOOKS (double entendre, my 1st name is Russ)

and

FISHOUS

Fishous (21' Steiger craft) has since been sold to my old first mate, the name remains.  In case you guys don't know the folklore, it's bad luck to rename a boat

[Jake.]

My dad's 25' Bertrum is named THUNDERCHICKEN.

lol.

[frogtog]

My Triton boat is named Skeeter.

[=Matt 5.0=]

My Coleman Crawdad is named "FREEBEE" because my neighbor gave it to me  

[bassnleo]

I call mine the Tackle Box

[fourbizz]

I run a 87 Sea Nymph Fish Tracker

I call it the Sea Nympho. Been meaning to put an " O" after the decal on the side.

[George Welcome]

Boats that have a rating of 5 net tons or greater require Documentation, and also require that the boats name and hailing port be displayed.

[Low_Budget_Hooker]

Shoot,...I don't even have 5 nets!

[CGH]

I name all my water vessel

My first Boat "The Beast" (Big Truck Tire Inner Tub with a Sheet Of Ply wood tied to it)

Aluminum 1448 "Stuck In the Mud" It had been T-Bone by a car and flew throught the air and was stuck in the mudd

Aluminum 1432 "New Wave Hookers" Me and My Brother did the Wave after wining an open tourmament that we were laugh at during blast off due to the awesum power 1432 with a Big ol 3 HP Evinrude ;D

Skeeter "Yea it's Skeeter"

That have the fun of onwing one!!

[Branuss04]

1969 16FT Chrysler - Moley (like guacamole without the guaca) named because the boat is a guacamole green.  

It was fourbizzles old boat, he named it.  The kids a genious!

[fisherdave]

Mines a 14 ft v bottom and I name it THE HOOKER when I get done with all the modifications I am going to have the decales made and have them put down the side.

[Gatorbassman]

My last boat was named "The Other Woman". So when my wife called I would tell her that I was on The Other Woman.

My new boat is named "The Office". So now I'm at the Office.

[mayassa]

Last boat was "Flying Bass"

New Boat "Ugly Duckling"

[ljmax]

Back in the late 80's I had a 20' Storm my nephew and I used on the Red Man Tournaments in Florida.  The name of the boat was Bastermation.  

[Fishin Phil]

It's bad luck to not name your boat!!! My 14' vhull is named "Boatylicious" and we call her "Boaty" for short.