Suspicious Boat activity

[ditchcrawler]

This just came up on Facebook, there may be nothing in it, then again?

 

Edited July 16, 2017 by ditchcrawler
Posted without permission

[Athy]

An intriguing tale. I look forward to further instalments.

I wonder why JPP did not think of telephoning the local police station.

[Matt&Jo]

Hmmmmmm odd behaviour for sure.....why do it on the move for 1.....did the pannel look prepped i wonder..........no prep etc sounds iffy to me.

Lets hope not tho!

[matty40s]

Probably just bought the boat from Whilton and are at work tommorow morning in Central London so can't stop to rename it.

[Lily Rose]

2 minutes ago, matty40s said:

Probably just bought the boat from Whilton and are at work tommorow morning in Central London so can't stop to rename it.

I thought they might have nicked it from Whilton whilst viewing it but I´m not sure they do shiny boats.

 

[mross]

I would have taken photos with my phone.

[AMModels]

1 hour ago, mross said:

I would have taken photos with my phone.

Maybe she didnt have your phone within reach?

[Starcoaster]

Redacted (as per OP.)

Edited July 16, 2017 by Starcoaster

[MtB]

I bought a boat once with a truly cringeworthy name. 

Painting it out was my top priority on collection of it. 

[Rickent]

1 hour ago, Mike the Boilerman said:

I bought a boat once with a truly cringeworthy name. 

Painting it out was my top priority on collection of it. 

That may be so but painting it whilst on the move? Looks dodgy to me.

[Starcoaster]

And with white paint and a roller too on an apparently nicely painted boat... It does seem odd, but maybe so odd that it was too obvious to be a criminal! Then again, read the stories of the lack of brains of some of those that get caught, on the other hand..

[mark99]

23 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said:

I bought a boat once with a truly cringeworthy name. 

Painting it out was my top priority on collection of it. 

oh cummon on tell us!

 

Dogs Bow Locks?

Firking Hill/Hall?

or less seriously

Dragonfly?

Dream Catcher?

Narrow <puke> Escape?

 

Edited July 16, 2017 by mark99

[MtB]

"MISCHIEF "

Puke...

At least it wasn't "Meand'er"...

[Sea Dog]

15 hours ago, Mike the Boilerman said:

"MISCHIEF "

Puke...

At least it wasn't "Meand'er"...

Sounds like you had a Narrow Escape! 

[CV32]

Very personal this boat naming business

 

We were in the marina where meander was based - they were a very nice couple and obviously did not want their names on the boat so came to the 'meander' idea .... worked for them !

 

 

[Sea Dog]

3 minutes ago, CV32 said:

Very personal this boat naming business

 

We were in the marina where meander was based - they were a very nice couple and obviously did not want their names on the boat so came to the 'meander' idea .... worked for them !

 

 

Which is, of course, a lovely thing for them if they were the originals. Unfortunately, approximately 400 others have since had the same idea and it begins to look a bit hackneyed. I believe that's the point Mike was making.

[CV32]

I hadn't realised there were that many

 

Bit like a few years ago when friends parents had a cruiser on the Ouse and there were a few 'llamedos' floating about 

[GUMPY]

Once bought a boat called Myfanwy ( to close to my fanny ) luckily it hadn't been sign written after a repaint. Very quickly became Slow Motion and strangely at the time it was the only one called Slow Motion.

[Dyertribe]

11 minutes ago, Loddon said:

Once bought a boat called Myfanwy ( to close to my fanny )

Not if you pronounce it properly it isn't!

[GUMPY]

1 hour ago, Dyertribe said:

Not if you pronounce it properly it isn't!

That is true but welsh not being my native tongue.....

[MtB]

3 hours ago, Loddon said:

Once bought a boat called Myfanwy ( to close to my fanny ) luckily it hadn't been sign written after a repaint. Very quickly became Slow Motion and strangely at the time it was the only one called Slow Motion.

 

Very appropriate, given your avatar...

[GUMPY]

1 hour ago, Mike the Boilerman said:

 

Very appropriate, given your avatar...

Yes he has been sitting there for years.

He once said he was more famous for sitting on the toilet than for his music 

Edited July 17, 2017 by Loddon

[Dyertribe]

3 hours ago, Loddon said:

That is true but welsh not being my native tongue.....

Good point, well made.

[David Mack]

23 hours ago, Mike the Boilerman said:

At least it wasn't "Meand'er"...

 

6 hours ago, Sea Dog said:

Which is, of course, a lovely thing for them if they were the originals. Unfortunately, approximately 400 others have since had the same idea and it begins to look a bit hackneyed. I believe that's the point Mike was making.

Only 58 according to http://canalplan.eu/boats/boats.php

Other popular boat names are listed at http://canalplan.eu/boats/boatnames.php

Edited July 17, 2017 by David Mack

[Captain Pegg]

51 minutes ago, David Mack said:

 

Only 58 according to http://canalplan.eu/boats/boats.php

Other popular boat names are listed at http://canalplan.eu/boats/boatnames.php

No. 162 - Inflatable Canoe. Great name for a boat.

Not convinced of the accuracy of that list and I suspect that well over 50% of those names were used on working boats.

But I didn't spot Steelaway. Terrible name and I reckon easily in the top 10.

I spotted a Meandera in Braunston marina. I couldn't help thinking that sounded very dubious.

JP