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Edgar wrote:
Yes, right. You mean names like 'Indomitable', 'Victory', 'Invincible',
'Nonsuch', 'Terror', 'Formidable' and suchlike I assume. Women like that
would scare the hell out of me.


You missed the ever popular "Dreadnought".
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Edgar wrote:
Yes, right. You mean names like 'Indomitable', 'Victory', 'Invincible',
'Nonsuch', 'Terror', 'Formidable' and suchlike I assume. Women like that
would scare the hell out of me.


You missed the ever popular "Dreadnought".


"Dreadnought"is a generic term for large war ships, not a name.


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1) Symbiosis (comment on how well sail and power are built into one boat)
2) Sea's Son (double entendre)
3) Sensibility (descriptive)
4) Plaid Power (rather Scottish a compliment on MacGregor, I guess he's
Scottish)


MacGregor lives in California, I suspect he's American not Scottish.

Dave M.


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I got her at a real bargain basement price, yes siree!

That sort of says it all.

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


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

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


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


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