# Name a Yacht **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 18, 2011, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-yacht/603352 "2011-11-18T15:57:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2011, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-yacht/603352/1 "2011-11-18T15:57:44Z")
My honey and I went on a canal-boat honeymoon and the boat bug bit me again. You would have thought I had learned. So I am spending time looking at (motor) yachts, the trawler type. I suppose I would buy a used boat and it is “bad luck” to rename a boat. But what the heck, naming a boat is about 17% of the fun of boat ownership. Got any good ones at hand? Remember, the only class of names specifically prohibited are those words likely to be used in an emergency. No \*\*M/Y Taking on Water. \*\* We would sort of like a “Christian” name but only one so obscure that it would not scare away the civilians. (One we found already had the great name\*\* M/Y Living Light.\*\*) Any good ideas? ---
**Author:** ![Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2011, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-yacht/603352/2 "2011-11-18T16:20:07Z")
How about “The Rusty Trombone?” ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2011, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-yacht/603352/3 "2011-11-18T16:32:35Z")
Throatwobbler-Mangrove The Naughty Lass. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2011, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-yacht/603352/4 "2011-11-18T16:36:33Z")
Shouldn’t boat names be personal to the owner and thus reflect something about their personality? Based upon what I know about you, I’ll throw out _ **Doper** _. Probably would get a lot of attention if you’re cruising around South Florida. ---
**Author:** ![randomface](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5fc32e/32.png) [@randomface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randomface)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2011, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-yacht/603352/5 "2011-11-18T17:03:21Z")
I saw this in a thread a while back. Unsinkable IV ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2011, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-yacht/603352/6 "2011-11-18T17:04:02Z")
The Sheik. or the Sheek ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2011, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-yacht/603352/7 "2011-11-18T17:30:07Z")
> [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](#): > > We would sort of like a “Christian” name but only one so obscure that it would not scare away the civilians. (One we found already had the great name\*\* M/Y Living Light.\*\*) > > Any good ideas? “Nailed It!” something about the Fisher of Men, but I can’t come up with it… ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2011, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-yacht/603352/8 "2011-11-18T17:45:19Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > something about the Fisher of Men, but I can’t come up with it… King Fisher? Kinda “Fisher of Men” but you are naming a yacht, so there’s that whole “easier for a rich man to pass through the eye of a needle…” bit. Oooo - how about “The Needle’s Eye” or just “Eye of the Needle”?? …but I still like Nailed It! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Jaxnative1210](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df705f/32.png) [@Jaxnative1210](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaxnative1210)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2011, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-yacht/603352/9 "2011-11-18T17:55:38Z")
M/Y Ressurection? M/Y Third Day? M/Y Seventh Day? ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2011, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-yacht/603352/10 "2011-11-18T18:14:44Z")
_ **"Nauti Apostle"** _ _ **’Sea Sect"** _ _ **"Good Sea-maritan"** _ _ **"Have Mir Sea"** _ . ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2011, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-yacht/603352/11 "2011-11-18T19:00:40Z")
> [@Jaxnative1210](#): > > M/Y Ressurection? M/Y Third Day? M/Y Seventh Day? What does “M/Y” stand for in this context? Why do I feel like I am going to feel :smack: when I read the answer? ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2011, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-yacht/603352/12 "2011-11-18T19:02:23Z")
Motor Yacht or something. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2011, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-yacht/603352/13 "2011-11-18T19:33:23Z")
“cite?” ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2011, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-yacht/603352/14 "2011-11-18T20:13:33Z")
Burning Dog ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2011, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-yacht/603352/15 "2011-11-18T20:19:47Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > “cite?” Cite for a WAG in IMHO? :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2011, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-yacht/603352/16 "2011-11-18T20:21:09Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > “cite?” For the less inclined: > **[M/Y - Motor Yacht | AcronymFinder](https://www.acronymfinder.com/Motor-Yacht-(M%2FY).html)** > > How is Motor Yacht abbreviated? M/Y stands for Motor Yacht. M/Y is defined as Motor Yacht very frequently. ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2011, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-yacht/603352/17 "2011-11-18T20:36:51Z")
**M/Y Salvation** ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2011, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-yacht/603352/18 "2011-11-18T21:20:55Z")
> [@Philster](#): > > Cite for a WAG in IMHO? :rolleyes: I wasn’t questioning your guess. I was suggesting\* “Cite?”\* as a name for the boat. ---
**Author:** ![mlees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@mlees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlees)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2011, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-yacht/603352/19 "2011-11-18T21:33:01Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > I wasn’t questioning your guess. I was suggesting\* “Cite?”\* as a name for the boat. “whoosh”. ---
**Author:** ![Lukeinva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lukeinva/32/17872_2.png) [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2011, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-yacht/603352/20 "2011-11-18T21:36:23Z")
BOAT - Break Out Another Thousand The Wet Spot - Already taken but if you’re not anyplace close to Annapolis no one will know Banhammer - cause that is a cool name [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-yacht/603352.md?page=2)