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06 Rinker 270
Dream 'Inn III -- 2008 400 Express
06 Rinker 270
It produced a nice spray of champagne that made for some great photos.
@LaRea, I like that. That would be the only way I would break a bottle on my boat.
I have a story of a house party incident where the home owner got out his grandfather's sword to cut the top off a Champagne bottle (like he saw on TV) it did not go well! I'll save that for another time.
06 Rinker 270
we we went for a play on the Merlot color and the fact that I make wine and we use the boat to let loose. I actually wanted to name the boat SCHITZENNIGGELS. Our last name is Niggel, just say it out load and you'll get it. Our first boat, a Rinker 212 was PT Cruiser, my wife and I are both physical therapists
By the way I lightly smashed the christening bottle on the anchor bowl roller(I was on anchor so couldnt just hit the anchor), worked great. I mean I did it lightly, no damage. $15 bottle off Amazon.
06 Rinker 270
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06 Rinker 270
My Sea Ray was "Get the net". My Dad and I took it on a fishing trip for it's maiden voyage, and the fishing was GREAT. It seemed like every 5 minutes, one of us was telling the other to get the net, and that just seemed to fit.
I had a Stingray that I had decided to gut part of the interior, and rebuild the passenger seating into a chase lounge style bench, that had a marine cooler underneath the cushion, and storage under the seat backing. That boat ended up being called "Wreck-Reation" because it looked like it got wrecked during my rebuild.
I had a Chaparral cruiser that was red. We named that one "Red Red Wine" for a toast to my wife's Italian heritage, her love of wine, and I really love that UB40 song.
My Four Winns was dubbed the name "Blooze Cruise" because it had several shades of blue, and one of the trips when we first got it, was rather wild with the adult beverages flowing, and the name just sorta stuck!
My Rinker 232 doesn't have a name yet. All I have done on it so far was the test drive, then brought it home and winterized it. The projects have begun now, but I am holding out on what to name it until a couple trips on it
06 Rinker 270
I know a guy who bought a new Cruisers 52, but never got around to putting a name on it. After a few incidents of minor damage caused by striking submerged objects such as Planet Earth, some of his closest friends decided to name the boat Deathstar. However, they made this decision during a Rather Late Night when the owner was not there to defend himself, so the owner knew nothing about it.
The next day, the friends hired a signmaker to create a huge vinyl graphic of the name, complete with Star Wars artwork. Then they executed a stealth mission to apply the name on the transom, where it remains to this day.
The moral of the story: don't wait too long to name your boat -- and/or, don't hang out with my friends!
My favorite boat naming ceremony of all time...
Dream 'Inn III -- 2008 400 Express
I heard that somewhere. It would be cool if someone would restore it.
"Spaulding, get your foot off the Boat!"
i found it... http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1979/Striker-Convertible-2942124/Annapolis/MD/United-States#.WJzbfXVOlcs