How did you decide on a boat name

TrashmanTrashman Member Posts: 432 ✭✭✭
Naming your boat... Difficult or a no-brainier. Either way it should be special. Whether you simply were in a position to write a check for new or picked up something that needs a little(or a lot) of tlc, we love our boats.
  My 270 was nameless all summer and I simply couldn't decide. I didn't want to rush, it should mean something, sorta like a tattoo. The boys mentioned "BLACK PEARL" but they really could care less. The wifey suggested "OFF LIKE A PROM DRESS", it's something I say every Friday and when I go on vacation. I liked it but was a little hard to explain the humor in it to my small boys and their friends they invite, lol.  ...That name certainly wasn't as conrtoversial as "MONSTER DOCK", the name my porn addicted drinking buddy suggested, lol. 
But finally I've found the perfect name
"SONDER"
why sonder?
Here's the definition, and a little more:
..n. the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own—populated with their own ambitions, friends, routines, worries and inherited craziness—an epic story that continues invisibly around you like an anthill sprawling deep underground, with elaborate passageways to thousands of other lives that you’ll never know existed, in which you might appear only once, as an extra sipping coffee in the background, as a blur of traffic passing on the highway, as a lighted window at dusk.
....maybe a little too deep, but I like it. 

After buying the boat I needed help.
After fixing the boat I docked at a marina. And after all this new experience I've met some wonderful and interesting people.
 All with their own story.
 I love to hear where people come from, where they've been and where they see themselves down the road.  
You can learn a lot about life and yourself over a common interest and a few adult drinks for sure.
 This simple boat is more than a dollar value, it's creating memories. And it's succeeded in bringing a father and two boys closer. 
...Whats your boats name 
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  • 06Rinker27006Rinker270 Member Posts: 1,277 ✭✭✭
    edited August 2016
    Great story @Trashman.  Ill go deep with ya...

    Sonder has my vote, beautiful and so true.  Actually something I think about a lot.    

    I have been in the same situation as you for...three years.  First boat I bought I had for one year.  My mother bought me a boat bag and had the prospective name stiched on.  My girlfriend at the time, now wife, bought me a compass and had it engraved with the same future boat name.  Long story short I sold the boat one year after I bought it and got the Rinker I have now.  Close to two years later, as of three days ago, I received my boat US graphics in the mail with the name I had wanted all along, "Satori Blue."  My mother and father will be in town for Labor Day weekend and we plan on doing the name change ritual out on the water.  Can't tell you how excited I am to finally do this and use this wonderful gifts.  I have been so focused on learning the boat and making it mine, I lost track of the name change.

    Satori roughly translates into individual Enlightenment, or a flash of sudden awareness. Satori is as well an intuitive experience. The feeling of Satori is that of infinite space.  All from Zen Buddhism.  Enjoy life now.

    My wife is Korean American and also a large reason of why I am a boat owner.  She helps me see that although it's important to push forward and plan for a great future, don't forget to enjoy right now.  Satori.





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    Patrick
    06 Rinker 270
  • Liberty44140Liberty44140 Member Posts: 4,318 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Our previous 2001 310 came with the name "Survivor" and our current 2006 243 came with the name "Wine-N-Down". Both were very nice logo's and both names we liked so we kept both of them.  If we had to name the 342 we would have named it "Liberty" because of the definition of Liberty and the fact that we drove to Philadelphia last march to see a 2007 342 and went to see the Liberty Bell while there. That is why my handle is Liberty on here, set it up before we bought a boat. 
    07' Cruisers 390 (Previous Rinker's: 06' 342EC & 01' 310FV)

  • rasburyrasbury Member Posts: 8,218 ✭✭✭✭✭
    great topic and I have yet to name ours. I have leaned towards the clever play on words type names but never came up with anything I really liked-other than boats I saw like "knot done yet" or things like that but nothing has stuck. I never thought of a more introspective name.....food for thought! 
  • youstolemybeeryoustolemybeer Member Posts: 246 ✭✭✭
    The 265 is named "catch-22" after my favorite book.   You have to be crazy to be a bomber pilot, but if you're crazy you can't be a bomber pilot, hence Catch-22. 
    The jon boats is named BaBs.   That's initials for Bad a@@ Boat feceshead  my wife named that one. Not me
  • TonyWalkerTonyWalker Member Posts: 744 ✭✭✭
    Boat name:  Salt Shaker
     
    I commissioned my admiral to go the local Rinker boat dealer to look at what was for sale.  I kind of was looking toward a 320.  Pat toured the boat and really liked it but commented that there was no specific place for a salt and pepper shaker.  To which I said: it is obvious--we have to go up a size.  "Up a size" was the 342 and hence the name.
     
    I did a search long after the boat had her name and found that there are a number of boats with that name around the world.  To our surprise, when we went into Key West harbor and radioed the marina where we wanted to spend a couple of nights the person on the their end of the radio link said to us "I thought you just left."  No, we were a fresh customer.  One Salt Shaker being replaced in the marina by another.
     
    Tony
    Salt Shaker 342.
  • raybo3raybo3 Administrator Posts: 5,455 admin
    edited August 2016
    Boat Name:     RAYBO III
    Here goes....LOL my first name is Ray and my ex-wife nick name was Bo and we have 3 kids. Here is the funny part. When I joined the club some of the guys just started calling me Raybo so it seem to fit. On my Carver I put the name RAYBO on one side of the stern and on the other side was a pretty big Roman numeral III with my kids name in the each numeral. Side note: The name RAYBO was supposed to say RAYBO'S III but they made a mistake and the rest is history......LOL
    2002 342 Fiesta Vee PC Point Of Pines YC Revere MA. popyc.org     raybo3@live.com
  • JOllishJOllish Member Posts: 2
    Boat Name:  P.T.O. Required

    For years I had said when I get my boat I will name it "Dam It Driver", Most all my friends have made comment at some point or another about my driving technique...LOL  Now that I finally have jumped in and purchased my boat I settled on P.T.O. Required (Paid Time Off), it just seems to be more fitting...LOL  Got the vinyl made and installed last weekend!!! 
    Jason
    P.T.O. Required - 2004 270 Fiesta Vee
  • skennellyskennelly Member Posts: 2,196 ✭✭✭✭
    I'm a golf fanatic and it just so happens I bought the boat from the head golf pro and a local country club.  Surprisingly it sparks a lot of conversation around the docks.


    2002 - 270FV Mag 350 B3
  • randy56randy56 Member Posts: 4,083 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Ras, whats wrong with Clever play, 
    great topic and I have yet to name ours. I have leaned towards the clever play on words type names but never came 
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  • Michael TMichael T Member Posts: 7,227 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 2016
    Never named our cruisers which turned-out to be a good idea. Both were black hulls so I was thinking Black Magic, which the Admiral nixed then I was thinking Justified for the EE 360 but the boat got sold. Now it"s @bry1429's problem!
  • Dream_InnDream_Inn Member, Moderator Posts: 7,552 mod
    edited August 2016

    MT, I know you've seen it a million times....but, with MT and all, well, M.T. Pockets would've worked well for you! :) 

    For our first boat, we did a lot of thinking for the name.  Wanted something that we had never seen on any boats and even looked up boat names, not to find one, but find one that wasn't on the boat.  We bought our first boat a week before we found out the admiral was pregnant with our first child (talk about good timing).  We wanted to use the boat as our own little floating condo.  & somehow Dream'Inn fit.  Also worked that we were Dream'Inn of getting a bigger boat someday.  Hence, now on Dream'Inn III :)

    Oh, and I do like Sonder.  Just prepared to answer many people asking what it means.

    Dream 'Inn III -- 2008 400 Express

  • rasburyrasbury Member Posts: 8,218 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Well, my search continues......guess I should worry more about getting it fixed! One I really liked was "this side up"....comes from a jeep club friend of mine...he has a sticker on it that is upside down and something to the effect if you can read this flip me over!
  • 212rowboat212rowboat Member Posts: 2,591 ✭✭✭✭✭
    "chief?", the boy asked, "How are names bestowed?".... the chief contemplated but a moment and tidied the thought process by saying "it's the first thing seen by your father when he leaves the tent right after you're born"... the boy considered this, and seeing the perplexed expression, the chief asked "does this answer your question, Two Dogs Screwing?"... 
  • Handymans342Handymans342 Member Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭✭
  • Michael TMichael T Member Posts: 7,227 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @212rowboat....beautiful story, brought tears to my eyes and reminded me........

    Farm family has 12 children already. Twins arrive. The mother, after undergoing a long delivery says to the father, "The least you can do is name the children, now get out of here." He decides to name the first things he sees outside the door.

    First day of school the twins arrive from their farm. The teacher asks the boy, "What's your name?" He replies "Wagon Wheel Jones". After a few exchanges the teacher says, "Go to the principal's office and tell him your name." The boy looks at his twin sister and says "You'd better come with me Chicken Sh*t .... she's not gonna believe you either".

    It may not all be in the name but.......

  • Michael TMichael T Member Posts: 7,227 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 2016

    Not bad Steve and here I didn't think you had a sense of humor!

  • Handymans342Handymans342 Member Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 2016
    What's wrong MT? Is it too hot in Aruba and you have to stay inside on the puter all day?
  • frenchshipfrenchship Member Posts: 1,079 ✭✭✭
    The boat name is Frenchship,since my wife and myself are French Canadian  we live in part
    of Québec where a large population are bilingual, and within a few hundred yards from Ottawa Ontario where people's are mainly English speaking. So everybody understand the name. But we almost went with Friendship.
  • LaReaLaRea Member Posts: 7,505 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Most of the time, the boat owner does not get to choose the name.  The boat chooses the name.  And yes, when a new owner comes along, sometimes a boat will change its mind and choose a different name.  (Subject, of course, to a proper name-change ceremony.)

    My first boat chose to be named after my mother, who had recently passed away.  All of the boats I have bought since then have chosen to adopt that name too, which makes it easy for me to remember when I get on the radio.  

    In the funny-but-true category:  Last year, my niece called to announce that she was pregnant, and that they wanted to start a family tradition by naming the baby La Rea.  My wife couldn't help yelling out:  "Yaaaaay, you're naming her after our boat!"
  • Michael TMichael T Member Posts: 7,227 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Haven't left yet for Aruba, coming soon. Feeling a bit better so on the 'puter a bit.
  • Michael TMichael T Member Posts: 7,227 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I lived in the area of Ottawa (Manotick) that you speak of but I still like Frenchship better!
  • rasburyrasbury Member Posts: 8,218 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Good travels when you go, old man winter will soon be nipping at your heels!
  • 06Rinker27006Rinker270 Member Posts: 1,277 ✭✭✭
    I am doing the ceremony this weekend.  Following the link someone posted on here.  Going to boat tomorrow to remove old
    graphids and add new.  I'll then cover up until we do the ceramony. 

    I have had a bottle of champagne for more than two years waiting for this ceremony.  Let's hope it's still good. 

    Anyone have anything else to add?

    http://www.yachtsee.com/helps/boatdenaming.php


    Patrick
    06 Rinker 270
  • randy56randy56 Member Posts: 4,083 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Drink!
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  • BellevilleMXZBellevilleMXZ Member Posts: 732 ✭✭✭
    Michael T said:
    Haven't left yet for Aruba, coming soon. Feeling a bit better so on the 'puter a bit.

    Great to hear your feeling better!
    2005 Rinker 270 FV Volvo Penta 5.7Gi
  • Michael TMichael T Member Posts: 7,227 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 2016

    @06Rinker270 that looks good and is very similar to a re-naming ceremony I posted a year or so ago which should be in the archives but, again, yours looks good too. Neptune should bless you!

    @BellvilleMXZ, thanks brother. I went through a bad spell this Spring and Summer after a chemo session where they first gave me 15 minutes of someone else's chemo then had to give me mine. Feeling better now...two more chemos to go this year then maybe 4 more next. I hope to get you way next Spring to see your ride and go for a beer!

    @rasbury, many thanks. Unfortunately there is now a bit of a nip in the night air. I think old man Winter is waking-up!

  • raybo3raybo3 Administrator Posts: 5,455 admin
    @MT Glad you are feeling better. Wrong dose of chemo?????? Sounds like a new Rinker.......... Just say'n......
    2002 342 Fiesta Vee PC Point Of Pines YC Revere MA. popyc.org     raybo3@live.com
  • Michael TMichael T Member Posts: 7,227 ✭✭✭✭✭
    ....yeah Ray a good friend is an amazing lawyer. He asked...so would you like to own a hospital? LOL
  • 06Rinker27006Rinker270 Member Posts: 1,277 ✭✭✭
    Any particular place to smash this christening bottle?  It's suppose to break but like to play it safe.  Thinking rail where it meets the cross member.
    Patrick
    06 Rinker 270
  • randy56randy56 Member Posts: 4,083 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I believe I'd skip that part.
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