Unusual or Comical Boat Names - The Best and Worst

[Joelsanders]

My first boat was called 'Th'owd Brid' (Old Bride). It sounded like a Welsh Prostitute.

 

I know a 'Llamados' (read it backwards).

Edited August 14, 2014 by Joelsanders

[magnetman]

Sod am all?

[Delta9]

Llamados is spanish for 'called' so the boat was called called.

[David Mack]

Canalplan lists 24 boats called Llamedos or variants (plue 2 Tenders to Llamedos)

[magnetman]

Llehydoolb !

 

Not very original then

[Lysander]

That's a Michael Moorcock reference, isn't it? Eric of Melnibone's sword?

 

...or possibly Kipling's 'Harp Song of the Dane Women'.

 

WHAT is a woman that you forsake her,

And the hearth-fire and the home-acre.

To go with the old grey Widow-maker?

[PaulG]

This is still my favourite boat name:

 

[MrC]

Remember seeing a boat called 'Happy Days' a few years ago - which in itself isn't odd - but when you see its registration number - P45 - made me smile

[StephenA]

There's "Revenue's Revenge" on the Shroppie along with "The Vented Spleen" which someone pointed out above

Edited August 14, 2014 by StephenA

[Peter X]

A small yacht moored alongside us at Castlenaudary a week ago called "Seven Tarts" he was on his way to Palma,had a few beers and wines with the owner,great laugh.I didn't get round to asking about the name.

Seven tarts:

[Barry]

Pist'n'broke'

 

On the arm below the basin at Chester

 

 

[Richard Fairhurst]

We were idly wondering while out on the Avon Ring this week whether to rename our boat "Private", or perhaps "Long-Term Permit Holders". It would make finding a mooring much easier.

[John V]

We were idly wondering while out on the Avon Ring this week whether to rename our boat "Private", or perhaps "Long-Term Permit Holders". It would make finding a mooring much easier.

 

 

[MHS]

We were idly wondering while out on the Avon Ring this week whether to rename our boat "Private", or perhaps "Long-Term Permit Holders". It would make finding a mooring much easier.

Or "No Mooring" and "No Winding"

[Dyad]

Remember seeing a boat called 'Happy Days' a few years ago - which in itself isn't odd - but when you see its registration number - P45 - made me smile

 

I saw a "Happy Daze" at Stoke recently.

[Guest]

Not particularly funny but there was a boat called "Sirrah" on the L&L many years ago which is a very old word. The owner was always a bit reluctant to discuss the name, but many years later a wagon was behind my van with the name Sirrah on the front. It was of course Harris reversed by the mirror..