The joys of finding a new name....

[luctor et emergo]

Our boat is named after my wife, who put up with me for the past 2 years, after me being dianosed with cancer, long weeks of chemo,2 operations and me being a complete pain in the arse.

 

Last year my wife concided to us buying a boat and living on it, and nearly a year on, were still having the time of our life.

 

col

 

oh well, at least that is an option I don't have to consider...

 

It looks like I may be spending more time on my boat than I initialy anticipated.

[Hairy-Neil]

Choose a short name. It will be cheaper to have painted.

Sue

 

A ?

[luctor et emergo]

I have a cheap way to paint a long name quite cheaply.

 

But I have to live with my boats name, so it has to be a proper choice. Anything lesas might upset her. And we all know what happens when you upset a lady...

 

 

[ValandPete]

Luctor et emergo?! Seems appropriate for you at the moment. I also think it is a stylish name, can be shortened to Lucky if that is how you feel in the future!

 

Hope things improve for you soon.

 

 

 

Val

[twocvbloke]

I have a cheap way to paint a long name quite cheaply.

 

Vinyl transfers? *dons a tin hat!!!*

[buccaneer]

Name Bob

Reg Ely

[Athy]

The shortest boat name I've seen on the canals was that of a boat moored at Springwood Haven: K2. Whether the owner was an enthusiast of mountaineering or of LNER steam locomotives I never found out.

[John C]

No doubt it was a battle to rebuild the boat after the fire so how about;

 

"Fight of the Phoenix"

[madcat]

K class steam submarines,yes they did exist its not just a figment of my catnip addled brain.

[Matthew Dowson]

Choosing a new name sounds easier than it is. We inherited OAK MOON, which is a name for a type of moon, the waning one in autumn I think, bit too new-age for us (used to be moored at Hebden Bridge). So we chose LION, nice and short for painting costs - Admiral Beatty's flagship at the Battle of Jutland, but I secretly hankered after DREADNOUGHT, but couldn't get my parner-in-crime to go along with it. Best of luck with your deliberations.

[luctor et emergo]

I'm not to worried about a longer name, because I will be using a technique to paint the name, which will be scorned upon by the purists, but ho hum, working boat and not a museum piece etc... It involves vinyl letters.. there, that's done it....

 

 

[Ray T]

In my mis spent youth I used to sail Fireball sailing dinghys

 

I had two red ones named Red Barrel and Tomato Sloop, as the boat rig style was a sloop rig

With these I had pictures of a Watneys Red barrel on the transom and a squeeze tomate sauce container, the type found in cafe's

 

My last Fireball was black and it was called Toucan Ball and had a Guinness Toucan on the transom.

 

Along this theme as the boat is a Narrowboat you could call it Narrow ****** squeek; escape; minded etc.

[debbifiggy]

Choose a short name. It will be cheaper to have painted.

Sue

 

I agree with Sue, short and punchy and cheaper to paint on the boat. Sue should know, her boat name's much longer than mine

 

edited to correct grammer

Edited January 31, 2010 by debbifiggy

[NB Esk]

"Vesta"?......only one listed on Jim Shead's site.

[Guest]

I'm not to worried about a longer name, because I will be using a technique to paint the name, which will be scorned upon by the purists, but ho hum, working boat and not a museum piece etc... It involves vinyl letters.. there, that's done it....

 

 

 

Well I've seen boat names done with stick on car number plates so I guess it will be a step above that....

 

unless???

[casper ghost]

How about Stretch, Fatso or Stinky..

[noff]

what about The Vital Spark.. fits the history and there are not tooooo many with the same name... and there are the books you could casually mention(lie) they were based on your new love. ....or Ember ???

[~ HD ~]

something in Latin ?

~ http://www.wordgumbo.com/ie/rom/lat/erenglat.htm ~

~ http://www.wordgumbo.com/ie/rom/lat/index.htm ~

e.g. roar with laughter: cachinnare

 

i came up with a name years ago ..

use parts of names strung together .. 3 in all ..

( three heavy duty romantic attractions )

the result sounds like a latin name for a flower .. with essence of summer

.. 'cause first one aint far off 'July' :-) ..

[Lee J]

A ?

 

People will think that you are a Russian Billionaire.

 

http://www.superyachttimes.com/yachts/details/76

 

Lee

[Strads]

dont go with vital spark.. seen too many dull green ones..

 

 

how about Fire-works.... or flambe or molatov ?

 

 

 

that boat with K2 wasnt the enigine type a a fine kelvin ?

 

 

 

coats on.. going to the door!!

[~ HD ~]

are there any 'K-Pax' s about ?

( the movie )

[sueb]

I agree with Sue, short and punchy and cheaper to paint on the boat. Sue should know, her boat name's much longer than mine

 

edited to correct grammer

Now you know why our boat looks so shabby. We can't afford the lettering

Sue

[Guest wanted]

I've said it before on here somwhere, I really like the idea of a square of blackboard paint, and a stick of chalk hanging near by, I or indeed others could change the name as often as they liked!

[Québec]

I'm not too worried about a longer name.......

In which case......

 

Kenina - feminine Gaelic 'born of fire'

 

Cinaed or Cianiodh - male Gaelic - 'born of fire' - pronounced 'Kenneth'

 

Keezheekoni - Native American (Cheyenne) 'fire'

 

Fiammetta - 'little fire'

 

Ethon - name of the giant eagle in Greek mythology. As punishment for giving fire to mankind, Zeus had Prometheus tied to a rock and let Ethon eat at his liver which regenerated every night. Bit gtruesome, but great story!