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Title: Boat Names ?
Post by: Luna Sea 5 on December 21, 2007, 10:07:36 PM
Since I am getting cabin fever and I keep trying to think of something new to post to help keep everyones interest, how about....

  How did you come up with the name of your boat and what does it mean?  Lets hear the history if there is one behind it.

Luna Sea....  Lunacy - meaning Crazy, lunatic, or more or less being a Sicilian.. .which is why I got stuck with the name. For years I was called crazy and a lunatic...  even though I calmed down quite a bit, the name has to stay for sentimental reasons...  It is very fitting since Luna means water, and Sea is self explanatory...

We sat down at 1pm on a Sunday for the Italian Family dinner, and during desert we were throwing names out there...  until we found one. I am on the 3rd generation of Luna Sea's which is why I am now the Luna Sea 3.
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Post by: Fishin Dude on December 21, 2007, 10:14:26 PM
Still deciding on a final boat name. I've got 2 in mind, got to make up my mind soon so I can have the graphics by spring. <'((((><
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Post by: CapBob on December 21, 2007, 11:09:54 PM
My present boat is the "Donna Marie"  named after the women I love TT^ bngh

It was her Mothers Day present 4 years ago hhppy hhppy hhppy hhppy t^ I still have not heard the end of that one.........took her out to dinner, after dinner she asked where is my Mothers Day present, I had just closed the deal the day before so I took her to the boat yard to get her present 5hrug :-* :-* :-*
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Post by: IrishAyes on December 21, 2007, 11:16:39 PM
Irish Ayes.

Irish - Heritage
Ayes - Nautical Yes, Also Irish Yes.

Small spoof on Irish Eyes spelled with the A in Ayes to keep it nautical.

Bought her new, came home and told the wife, 'guess what I bought'.  She didn't even know I was looking for a boat at the time.
(Almost as bad as when I traded in HER car for a pickup truck)  rofla
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Post by: Luna Sea 5 on December 21, 2007, 11:19:44 PM
tooo funny... I bought my boat before I got married;... so no questions asked..
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Post by: gagedylan on December 22, 2007, 07:54:24 AM
not my boat, my father's....."THE RAGU'S" DONZI CC. my real pop died when i was 1. my mom re-married to a pollock(not the fish)  turned out to be a real nice guy. he called his two step-sons "big ragu" and "little ragu". i was the only one really intofishing, he thought of me when he named it.
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Post by: mboy on December 22, 2007, 08:14:35 AM
Fishinfool and I started calling our son little munky (my grandfather use to cal us that whe we were little.

We came up with the name for ur family website/domain years ago (adding funky, because, well, we are funky).

When we bought the boat last year, it was only natural that we cled it the funkymunky.

My buddie's daughter is coming up with a logo for us. a 70's, pimped out,funkadelic munky to put on side of the boat :)

My father always named his boats after my mother or my sister.

Then when he had my other sister and no part of my mother or 1st sister, he named it the Princess.

Tough hailing people on the VHF and saying you are the Princess :)
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Post by: Duffman on December 22, 2007, 09:58:17 AM
Long Story....Years ago the wife and I (GF at the time) are watching late night TV. Flipping through the channels we see a broadcast of Sinatra in concert. He (Frank) mid song, looks down at a women in the front row and says "Hey there you kuku baby"
  For some stupid reason we laughed our asses off, made no sense to us but was funny as hell.  Bought our first boat a few years later. Told her, doing my best Sinatra impression, "hey kuku baby, name this here boat" and so it goes...
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Post by: Kevin on December 23, 2007, 12:23:17 AM
well no boat yet, dads boat isnt named, but when i hopefully grow up and own my own charter, 38' henriques sportfish house/ charter boat. since im a Allman brothers band finatic i would like to name my boat after them, some of the way they got there names describes me, the song SOUTHBOUND,  BLUE SKY, RAMBLIN MAN, or the boat that turned me on to henriques a 38 henriques docked accross from us named SEA QUEST ever since then i wanted to name my boat that, and have the exact same boat, i fell in love with it!! oh ya and the angela rose was named after Anthonys sister thats all the boat naming hubbub, but still not decided i still got a long ways to go TT^
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Post by: IrishAyes on December 23, 2007, 09:02:47 AM
One step at a time Kevin.  If you keep working at it you will get it.   t^
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Post by: Luna Sea 5 on December 23, 2007, 10:46:50 AM
One step at a time Kevin.  If you keep working at it you will get it.   t^
whs
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Post by: Kevin on December 23, 2007, 12:11:41 PM
yeah lol i know im a little over my head sometimes, but its been a life long dream, and if i keep workin hard, maybe someday it will come, but ill keep ona wishin
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Post by: CapBob on December 23, 2007, 12:22:27 PM
good things happen to those who work hard......ya got a long way to go, don't try and rush it..............

besides ya got a good guy your working for to look up? (well maybe not up rofla hhppy hhppy) to.......(a little joke, thud)


(sorry Ant-Knee) TT^
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Post by: Treebeard on December 23, 2007, 12:27:12 PM
Cool subject! My old boat, an 18' Grumman Superfisherman w/ 120 I/O,  was called Scarface.. It was named after it was about 6 years old.. My bro' and I had been Striper fishing on the Hudson, out of Kingston NY during the spring run.. When we started in the afternoon there was misty rain coming down, and as is often the case in those conditions, once I got on fish, it was a mad-dog bite.. We stayed out until almost midnight.. On the way back in, I was running up the Rondout Creek ( which was a mistake in those conditions, ah the foolishness of youth) Un-beknownst to me, a barge had come into the creek while we where out and hip-moored to another barge at one of the shipyards.. It was sitting right at the edge of the channel... As luck would have it, an oncoming vessel forced me to that side, and suddenly the bow of this barge loomed out of the darkness over our heads! I cut the wheel hard to port, and got off the throttle, but we hit just as I was coming off plane.. Luckily due the the up-sloping bow of the barge, and the fact that I was dropping off plane, caused all the damage to be above water line, but we struck from the starboard side of the bow, to the console, which broke loose, crushing the sides,  from the gunwales flat down to the deck.. I was the last thing to hit the barge, and luckily I got knocked into the boat, and not out, as I had broken a few ribs, and was unconscious for a few seconds.. My brother was unscathed as all the impact was on my side, and I'm convinced that my large size helped keep me alive..If his 130# frame had hit with the same impact, I shudder to think of the consequences.. When I came to, I was amazed to realize that the boat was not sinking, and I was able to limp her back into the marina and get her tied up.. Many people looked at  the boat afterwards and said it was a goner.. But my buddy Phil, in NJ (a master welder) and other friends rallied to help, and pounded, rammed  and come-alonged it back into shape, and re-fabricated the gunwales. She forever foreward carried the scar, a ragged smile from the bow to the console, reminding me of the angel on my shoulder, and the foolishness of running too fast in the dark, regardless of how well I know the water.. Our new Scout which we got in late Aug. still remains nameless..The plan now is to have a boat naming party on New years eve when all the family gets together..We'll have a round table discussion, come up with candidates, and then  have a vote.. should be fun.. But Scarface II is out..bad Karma!
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Post by: ped579 on December 23, 2007, 12:33:22 PM
Great story Dan,

I wish I had one that good.  A great read. TT^

Paul
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Post by: CapBob on December 23, 2007, 12:37:33 PM
Dan nice TT^
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Post by: Luna Sea 5 on December 23, 2007, 03:24:36 PM
nice story
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Post by: PeggyLee on December 23, 2007, 04:40:32 PM
Good Story and Your alive to tell it.
Named my present ride after my Wife and Mom.
Then I built them trolling rods with their names on the rods and gave it to THEM for Christmas.(of course the rods  were just what I needed).We had a good laugh.
Oh by the Way...
Bought my first boat with the gift money from my Wedding. Had a lot of explaining to do then also .... Stay Well, AJ
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Post by: gymrat987654321 on December 23, 2007, 04:52:33 PM
i dont have a boat but when i get one ill probably name it after my dad who taught me how to fish.
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Post by: IrishAyes on December 23, 2007, 05:11:53 PM
Do you think he will survive?   rofla rofla
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Post by: GregB on December 23, 2007, 06:45:47 PM
Well, I was looking to call her "The Filthy Hoar" but was out voted. My brother in law was there and he came up with the name "4th Dependent" Obviously, I have 3 kids so my boat is the 4th. I never lettered her that and instead last year for Christmas my wife gave me a handmade wood sign that I hang from the rocket launchers.
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Post by: Luna Sea 5 on December 23, 2007, 07:07:55 PM
Do you think he will survive?   rofla rofla
rofla rofla rofla
Title: Re: Boat Names ?
Post by: Luna Sea 5 on December 23, 2007, 07:11:13 PM
Well, I was looking to call her "The Filthy Hoar" but was out voted. My brother in law was there and he came up with the name "4th Dependent" Obviously, I have 3 kids so my boat is the 4th. I never lettered her that and instead last year for Christmas my wife gave me a handmade wood sign that I hang from the rocket launchers.
very nice thought... Everyone has a creative story behind there boats names, thats what makes this a pretty good, off season topic. 
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Post by: Luna Sea 5 on December 23, 2007, 09:02:16 PM
how is your last name spelled ED...
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Post by: Dollar and a Dream on December 24, 2007, 08:15:04 AM
Nice thread here. The name of our boat is Dollar and a Dream. No it has nothing to do with the lottery  ;D
My brother who works for Dorado Boats in Fla, also runs a brokerage business and unknown to me, had been looking for the perfect hull for me and my son for the last 2 years.(we also grew up on the water and the best times that the 2 of us and my father and gradfather had, were on the water and he wanted me to have the chance to create those memories with my boy)  This past Jan. he found the seacraft that he was looking for and spent the next 5 month rebuilding and customizing it for us. then I get a call on Memorial day saying that he and he wife were coming for a visit in 2 weeks and we were psyched. That Saturday morning he asked to borrow our truck to "go to the store" and when he came home...the Seacraft was in TOW. Talk about being floored. We had no idea. Here's where the name came in. He would not take any money but to make it an official sale, I paid him a Dollar and as a result we realized a dream of boat ownership.. It is the only time (YTD) that I have ever been speechless and it really has been a dream!
Merry Christmas all and talk to you soon.
Brian
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Post by: IrishAyes on December 24, 2007, 08:50:10 AM
Nice!  t^
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Post by: Luna Sea 5 on December 24, 2007, 10:19:59 AM
very nice
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Post by: Luna Sea 5 on December 24, 2007, 10:20:33 AM
  Yuengel  ;D
wow.. then your boats name really FITS...  Have a great holiday guys...
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Post by: ped579 on December 24, 2007, 12:50:13 PM
Great Story.  Thanks.  TT^ grtn
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Post by: Wreckfish on December 26, 2007, 01:45:53 PM
Fish On
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Post by: mboy on December 26, 2007, 01:56:51 PM
Wreckfish, where do you keep her?
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Post by: Great Bay Junky on December 27, 2007, 11:48:06 AM
A length of Rope went into a bar, sat on a stool, and ordered a beer. The Bartender said, "We don"t serve Ropes here." Dismayed and disappointed, the Rope went out and then got an idea. He stopped a man and asked, "Will you please tie a knot in me and separate my strands at both ends?". The man obliged, and with this done, the Rope went back into the bar and again ordered a beer. The Bartender looked him over and said, "Say, aren"t you the same rope who was in here before?!" "No," was the reply, "I"m a frayed knot."


A Frayed Knot ;D
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Post by: Luna Sea 5 on December 27, 2007, 11:59:24 AM
 rofla   rofla   rofla   rofla
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Post by: ped579 on December 27, 2007, 12:14:56 PM
Good one... hhppy hhppy hhppy
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Post by: IrishAyes on December 27, 2007, 01:36:29 PM
 nosmly nosmly (http://smilies.sofrayt.com/eng/white%20flag.gif)

Good one just the same.   TT^
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Post by: ped579 on December 27, 2007, 04:44:31 PM
Your knot being fair... chrz
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Post by: Wreckfish on December 29, 2007, 12:19:11 PM
Mboy,
I keep the boat down in Tuckerton
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Post by: Hotrod on December 29, 2007, 12:22:56 PM
 ;D hhppy
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Post by: ped579 on December 30, 2007, 01:07:17 AM
Capt. Mike has his boat down there as well, by the Stewarts Stand.
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Post by: Hotrod on December 30, 2007, 01:19:33 AM
A length of Rope went into a bar, sat on a stool, and ordered a beer. The Bartender said, "We don"t serve Ropes here." Dismayed and disappointed, the Rope went out and then got an idea. He stopped a man and asked, "Will you please tie a knot in me and separate my strands at both ends?". The man obliged, and with this done, the Rope went back into the bar and again ordered a beer. The Bartender looked him over and said, "Say, aren"t you the same rope who was in here before?!" "No," was the reply, "I"m a frayed knot."


A Frayed Knot ;D

I'm getting a lot of use out of this one ;D TT^
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Post by: Wreckfish on December 30, 2007, 12:30:16 PM
I'm new on the board so not sure who Capt Mike is, but I down great bay blvd just past radio rd.  I new to boating, this will be my third season coming up with a boat, so I would definitely like to hook up some more experinced boater who can share a little knowledge with me.
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Post by: CapBob on December 30, 2007, 12:37:51 PM
Knot to change the subject:

A bear walked into a bar in Boseman Montana, sat down at the bar and ordered a beer. Bartender told him "we don't serve bears beer in Boseman"

The bear said look, I just walked down from the mountain, I'm wearing this heavy fur, I'm hot and tired and just want a beer.

Bartender said "sorry, we don't serve bears beer in Boseman"

Bear said look, if you don't give me that beer, I'm walking down the end of the bar and eating that lady sitting there.

Bartender again said "sorry, we don't serve bears beer in Boseman"

Bear gets up walks down to the end of the bar and eats the lady, leaving just high heels and pocket book. Walks back to his seat burps and says now give me that beer.

Bartender looks at his and says "sorry we don't serve drug users beer in Boseman"

Bear said drug user I'm a bear.

(ready)

Bartender said: "well that was the bar-bitch-you-ate"

 rofla rofla rofla rofla rofla rofla rofla rofla rofla rofla rofla rofla rofla rofla
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Post by: fishinfool on December 30, 2007, 01:02:15 PM
OMG!!  rofla  hhppy
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Post by: Hotrod on December 30, 2007, 02:19:46 PM
 ;D
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Post by: IrishAyes on December 30, 2007, 02:54:41 PM
Heard that one, but still a goodie.  TT^
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Post by: ped579 on December 31, 2007, 01:10:37 AM
Really good one... rofla rofla rofla hhppy hhppy hhppy nosmly