Unusual or Comical Boat Names - The Best and Worst

[Hanzbebe]

Hey all, as a new boater I have been observing boats and seen a good few names already. Out of curosity what is the best, the worst or the indifferent unusual or comical names you have come across - I know this is subjective on individual opinion but just curious of the weird and wonderful names there is out there!

I saw one today called - May Contain Nuts - Which I would say is unusual

[magnetman]

adenuff

 

(yawn before blackrose gets there)

[mango]

There is a small narrowboat named My Newt.

[mark99]

Farkam hall.

 

Pretty stupid thh.

[Laurence Hogg]

Oh todays names are tame, go back and look at historical registers then you will find a few good ones!! "look up", "Fire charmer", "who'd have thought it" are just a few from the Birmingham registers around WW1.

[BenC]

The half cut carrying company.

There was a boat called the jolly todger.new owner changed it.

There was a small boat called the jolly todger . the new owner changed the name!

[cheshire~rose]

I rather like "Wrekin Havoc" which frequents the area of The Shroppie where The Wrekin is never far from view

Edited July 26, 2014 by cheshire~rose

[mark99]

Let's not forget the ubiquitous Narrow Escape. (yawn).

[Dyad]

I saw a wide beam called "Wide Awake" which I thought was quite good. I don't usually like the corny names, "Narrow Escape" as an example.

Edited July 26, 2014 by Dyad

[MoominPapa]

I rather liked "No Direction" which I thought must be a Bob Dylan quote from Like a Rolling Stone. Having found the blog of the original owners, if it was Dylan inspired, they don't mention it, and they don't seem to be Dylan people, somehow.

 

Ah well.

 

MP.

 

ETA. Also seen recently "The Saucy Mrs Flobster", which is not a name to forget in a hurry.

Edited July 26, 2014 by MoominPapa

[Guest]

I like 'Dreamcatcher' that's very unusual..

[chrislyn]

we passed a boat recently called Ivor Long 1....I actually read it out loud before I 'got it'

[YamYam]

Saw Ummagumma in Tewkesbury a while back, I'm assuming the owners were big Pink Floyd fans

[magnetman]

boat called 'wormcatcher' went past me the other day

[Phil Ambrose]

I like 'Dreamcatcher' that's very unusual..

ROFLMAO

Phil

[tagulablue]

saw a boat at Lymm called 'In Dispute' ... a friend who moors nearby said that when the sign writer asked them if they had decided on a name yet.... the guy said it's still in dispute.... when they came back from holiday the boat had dutifully been named 'in Dispute' . Can't verify the story but it's still a good tale....

[John P]

Remember sharing a lock a few years ago with a small boat called "meinza pint".

[twinpot]

Moored in Windsor last week and a narrowboat called "Sally Slap Cabbage" moored opposite me.

[Guest]

ROFLMAO

Phil

 

Being serious though - I do quite like the boat sign written with something like 'Les Cargo Carrying co.'

 

Geddit?

[1st ade]

There used to be a mobile pump out boat called "Two Loos Le Trek"...

[Chaotic River]

Saw the "Weary banker" on the Lancaster canal a few times, but have not seen it recently.

[John V]

On a few occasions have considered re-naming my cruiser "The garden shed" especially as "The Dog House" is taken

[magnetman]

Its too loos Lautrec I think

 

Another french thing

[Mac of Cygnet]

 

 

Being serious though - I do quite like the boat sign written with something like 'Les Cargo Carrying co.'

 

Geddit?

That'll be on 'Wandering Snail', isn't it.

 

Actually one of the more unusual ones belongs to a forum member, Arthur Marshall- 'Lord Byron's Maggot', which he explained to me is the name of a traditional tune.

[dave moore]

Moored locally, there's " Norfolk & Chance". I've seen " Beau Locks" and an " R.Swipe" too. Hmmm....