tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580987459140037495.post5575213047646905383..comments2024-03-18T10:29:20.125-08:00Comments on TriloBoat Talk: What's in a Name? Naming One's VesselDave Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13241033623115158564noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580987459140037495.post-14404424985698337142014-11-14T20:46:06.777-09:002014-11-14T20:46:06.777-09:00Hi Glenn,
Good advice!
Funny, we've never be...Hi Glenn,<br /><br />Good advice!<br /><br />Funny, we've never been boarded (though it's taken us years, sometimes, to get our names painted on... must not look like drug money). Not even when a TRIDENT nuclear sub surfaced within a quarter mile of us in Puget Sound (THAT's what the two USCG cutters were doing there!). 'Course, that was pre-9/11.<br /><br />It's also possible they know us. We've had many Coastie friends, over the years, and we see one another frequently, at close quarters in some lonely spots, as well as in their town bases.<br /><br />Good to know they're on the job!<br /><br />Still... boardings are never exactly comfortable for either crew. We'll take your advice.<br /><br />Dave ZDave Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13241033623115158564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580987459140037495.post-2009312826451756842014-11-14T17:54:57.453-09:002014-11-14T17:54:57.453-09:00Sounds good. Now paint it in good, big, plain let...Sounds good. Now paint it in good, big, plain letters, well spaced. So The Man can read it from far away. When I was on a Patrol Boat, the closer we had to get to ID a vessel, the more likely it was that our Skipper would order a boarding. Proximity and propinquity...Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16509609643029842132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580987459140037495.post-55602383991936748852014-11-10T19:33:12.110-09:002014-11-10T19:33:12.110-09:00Hi Glenn,
Anke says, "MUST*E*LID - 123 - QED...Hi Glenn,<br /><br />Anke says, "MUST*E*LID - 123 - QED!" 8)<br /><br />We'll take that under consideration, though our front runner counts four syllables.<br /><br />DENALI / family names is beautiful... cool name that means something personal!<br /><br />Dave ZDave Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13241033623115158564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580987459140037495.post-53083387652347564832014-11-09T17:31:35.711-09:002014-11-09T17:31:35.711-09:00As a CG vet, I offer this; three syllables seems e...As a CG vet, I offer this; three syllables seems easiest to understand on radio. And avoid cute spellings such as using Y instead of I or the like. Although I've seen nice names done using the first couple of letters of the family's name. One fisherman had a boat named DENALI from DEborah, NAthaniel and LInaea.Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16509609643029842132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580987459140037495.post-8818303341970306462014-11-09T15:14:36.710-09:002014-11-09T15:14:36.710-09:00Hi Sixbears,
In that spirit, a friend had a canoe...Hi Sixbears,<br /><br />In that spirit, a friend had a canoe with a name consisting of a long and beautiful poem written along the sheerline, and taking up the whole perimeter of the boat! <br /><br />Something like, "I set my little boat upon the water..." ...dum-bitty bum te tum... "...candlelight to babylon..." ...um... and so on. It was a long time ago.<br /><br />Best scow name I've heard was SCOWZER. I'm green with envy!<br /><br />8)<br /><br />Dave ZDave Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13241033623115158564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580987459140037495.post-84176443013333108802014-11-09T04:02:48.231-09:002014-11-09T04:02:48.231-09:00Our naming convention is to have longer and bolder...Our naming convention is to have longer and bolder names for smaller and smaller boats. What one lacks in displacement we make up for in attitude. Bigger boats need shorter names as you'll be using it more when talking to bridgemasters to open their bridge. <br /><br />Now I've got the problem of naming a 12 foot scow i built. That will need a massive name. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.com