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A collection of interesting or funny names that have been submitted to this list. Mostly motorboat names, but many would suit a sailboat too.
[Red Sky at Night, Vancouver, BC, Canada]
A section of the FAQ is devoted to the folklore and ceremony of boat naming and name changing.
[Amazing.com, Monongahela, PA, USA]
3,700 boat names from A Loan Again through Kutnloose to Zero Balance. Worth a look; not all names are puns or self-references.
[Edward G. Bottrell, Glen Haven, NS, Canada]
Thoughts on choosing a boat name, with examples, including take-off dinghy names. A run-down of accepted ways of avoiding bad luck when renaming a boat.
[SailNet, 30 October 2001]
Here′s how to rename your boat without incurring the wrath of the marine gods. Includes the necessary incantations.
[BoatSafe.com, USA]
How to transfer your boat′s name, home port, or other computer-generated graphic decal onto your hull. 3 pages with photos.
[Sail Magazine, April 2002]
Illustrated how-to on designing, orderirng, and applying vinyl boat lettering.
[Duckworks Boat Builders Supply, Harper, TX, USA]
PS tries the idea of buying lettering on line, and compares the results from BoatUS Graphics, Marine Graphics, Boat-lettering.com, and West Marine. 3 pages with photos.
[Practical Sailor, 1 October 2003]
You can choose and design your boat name or registration number at this site. Hundreds of suggested names, listed by topic. After ordering the vinyl lettering and/or graphics are sent to you by mail with instructions. Vinyl pin striping and standard graphics images available too.
[Yachtsee, Huntington Beach, CA, USA]
Your boat′s name carved high-density foam which is longer lasting and lower maintenance than wood. You choose of board shape, type face, color and size.
[Yachtsee, Huntington Beach, CA, USA]
Title, Registration and Other Paperwork
The Titanic originally had another name.
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