On Sun, 1 Jul 2007 16:21:52 -0400, "Ed Gordon"
wrote:

First is to rename her. I don't like the
present name at all.

Yes, that will make her substantially more sea worthy. We spent a
couple of gnarly days going north in the gulf stream a few weeks ago.
You'll be right at home out there with a new name on the boat. Let
me suggest a couple:

"Holy sh*t"

"Sinking Sensation"

"Wok'n'roll"

"This End Up"

"Leaky Tiki"

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Sun, 1 Jul 2007 16:21:52 -0400, "Ed Gordon"
wrote:

First is to rename her. I don't like the
present name at all.

Yes, that will make her substantially more sea worthy. We spent a
couple of gnarly days going north in the gulf stream a few weeks ago.
You'll be right at home out there with a new name on the boat. Let
me suggest a couple:

"Holy sh*t"

"Sinking Sensation"

"Wok'n'roll"

"This End Up"

"Leaky Tiki"


Thanks but no thanks. Those names are stupid sounding. I've got it down
to between "Sensibility" or "Symbiosis". People who give a boat a joke
name end up being a joke themselves. I want my boat to have a respectful
name. I think either of these two names fit a Mac26X and show respect
too.

I just wrote a post that smacked down Bobsprit. Ever notice the stupid
sounding names he puts on his boats? Circus side show stuff. Stuff that
don't make a lick of sense. Stuff that if he had to say it on the VHF to
get pulled off when he ran aground that would embarrass him to death.
Well, maybe not him but somebody with a brain for sure would be
embarrassed all the way.

Cheers,
Ed Gordon

Ed Gordon wrote:
People who give a boat a joke
name end up being a joke themselves.

Ed,
Don't be too quick to condemn such names. Our two previous boats were
named "Clueless" (MacGregor 25) and "Still Clueless" (Catalina 30) and
they worked very well for us. The names not only kept us from taking
ourselves too seriously, but it seemed as though other boats gave us a
little slack when we did something stupid.

We had always envisioned naming the big boat when we finally got her
"Tre Clueless", but when push came to shove, it was just too classy a
boat to hang such a moniker on.

Dan Best
"Tricia Jean", Tayana 37 #192

On Thu, 5 Jul 2007 08:59:33 -0400, "Ed Gordon"
wrote:

Thanks but no thanks. Those names are stupid sounding.

Sorry, I was trying to think of "descriptive" names for a small boat
not built for blue water sailing but out there anyway.

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Thu, 5 Jul 2007 08:59:33 -0400, "Ed Gordon"
wrote:

Thanks but no thanks. Those names are stupid sounding.

Sorry, I was trying to think of "descriptive" names for a small boat
not built for blue water sailing but out there anyway.

"Miss Tayke"

On Thu, 5 Jul 2007 21:04:03 -0500, "KLC Lewis"
wrote:

Sorry, I was trying to think of "descriptive" names for a small boat
not built for blue water sailing but out there anyway.

"Miss Tayke"

Heh, good one.

"Ed Gordon" wrote in message
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I've got it down
to between "Senseless" or "Stupidity".
I think either of these two names fit a Mac26X



it says more about the sailor, than the boat.

As long as we are casting about for names, I was/am considering
"Surprise." I read about U.S.S. Surprise in an article about the
Tacoma class U.S. Navy vessels and liked the name. This was many many
years before before I had seen or read the fine Patrick O'Brian
novels. Some will surely comment on a lack of originality, but I
have come to the conclusion that if I like the name, that's all that
really matters. Perhaps its it is a succinct homily on the required
ability needed to make impromptu boat repairs.

Blue skies,

John

"John" wrote in message
ups.com...
As long as we are casting about for names, I was/am considering
"Surprise." I read about U.S.S. Surprise in an article about the
Tacoma class U.S. Navy vessels and liked the name. This was many many
years before before I had seen or read the fine Patrick O'Brian
novels. Some will surely comment on a lack of originality, but I
have come to the conclusion that if I like the name, that's all that
really matters. Perhaps its it is a succinct homily on the required
ability needed to make impromptu boat repairs.

Blue skies,

John




Of course, anyone hailing you will sound like Gomer Pyle...

"Surprise, surprise, surprise! This is Gomer, over."

John wrote:
As long as we are casting about for names, I was/am considering
"Surprise." I read about U.S.S. Surprise in an article about the
Tacoma class U.S. Navy vessels and liked the name. This was many many
years before before I had seen or read the fine Patrick O'Brian
novels. Some will surely comment on a lack of originality, but I
have come to the conclusion that if I like the name, that's all that
really matters. Perhaps its it is a succinct homily on the required
ability needed to make impromptu boat repairs.

Blue skies,

John





Aw, no fair.
I'm saving that one for my next boat...

Richard