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 Boundary Waters Quetico Forum Listening Point - General Discussion Do You Name Your Canoe Reply
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| Author | Message Text |
| nojobro |
09/03/2012 09:34PM No. |
| jtowncrew16 |
09/03/2012 09:31PM Named mine the rock since I leave a little bit of it on everyone I hit. Was going to name it WTF but that is what I named the fishing pole for every fish I miss |
| Cedarboy |
09/03/2012 05:26PM My most recent stripper is named "Picnic". I used redwood from a picnic table my mom was going to put on the curb. Stretched John Winters Quetico(not the same as a SR Q)is 19' 8" three seater,stable,fast and massive wt capacity. CB |
| gorytt |
09/03/2012 05:17PM Our old red canoe is named Rodney. After Rodney Dangerfield. |
| Grandma L |
09/03/2012 01:03PM Yup, the Grumman that got banged up in some rapids - is "Crunch". The Bell black gold is "Serious" - you H. Potter fans will understand. As a side note, when I go on "solo" road or camping trips, I always take my friends Martha (my GPS) and Bessy (our Ford Expedition). Nice to have a little company on the journey. |
| Stumpy |
09/03/2012 10:57AM No permanent names...but here's me & one of my best friends. |
| PuffinGin |
09/03/2012 09:17AM Neither my husband nor I ever named any of our canoes. I did, however, name our garden tractor: "Little Red Riding Honda." |
| Mickeal |
09/03/2012 07:58AM YODA,catch or catch not there is no try. 
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| fitgers1 |
09/02/2012 10:08PM After the last trip, I've renamed boat number 1 to "Heavy a** piece of shizer" |
| Beaverjack |
09/02/2012 10:29AM Why would you name something you may have to eat? Oh crap, that's a horse. Boats is boats. They don't give a crap about running you up on a rock in the middle of a lake, or taking off in the wind during the night. I say keep it impersonal and shoot 'em when they get old. |
| forestmaven |
09/02/2012 10:04AM 'Row vs. Wade' for our tandem canoe. |
| TuscaroraBorealis |
06/30/2012 08:39PMquote ripple: "  I do sorta the same thing in the Black Pearl. Just above the fish. ;-)
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| Kendra |
06/30/2012 08:17PM Nort... (Northwind) Evie... (EveningStar) The Blue One... (Old Town) The Aluminum One... (Grumman) |
| BRic |
06/29/2012 09:44PM Lois |
| old_salt |
06/29/2012 10:14AM 'old salt', lettering under stern seat (where I sit) on both sides. The canoe is an SRQ 17' Le Tigre. If you see me, paddle over, or wave. |
| Hawbakers |
06/28/2012 04:02PM Fishslayer! |
| walllee |
06/28/2012 03:41PM Annabel Lee, Wife is Anne, my name is Lee |
| shoreviewswede |
06/28/2012 12:59PM Imperial... as in Chrysler. |
| Basspro69 |
06/28/2012 08:46AMquote Ragged: "I have yet to name mine, but I'm considering DolemiteThats an old school name there dolemite. |
| TuscaroraBorealis |
06/28/2012 08:38AM On a recent trip we christened my buddies Northwind as "The Red BELL Pepper." |
| KTorell |
06/28/2012 08:34AM The Indiana and the Indi2 my wifes car is Mitzy, lol |
| Ragged |
06/28/2012 08:20AM I have yet to name mine, but I'm considering Dolemite |
| Chicagored |
06/27/2012 09:55PM One year I needed an extra canoe so I took my 85 pound metal one. The name I gave it can't be repeated here. |
| mooseplums |
06/27/2012 10:09AM My Northwind is named Chinook, in memory of my old friend 
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| ripple |
06/27/2012 09:26AM We have not named our very sexy, super speedy, red MNII- but all along the inside side walls I have written all the dates of trips we have taken with it- with all names of the lakes and river listed for the trip. When we are paddling along I love looking at all of the places we have been. When we come home it is fun to clean it out and add the last trip to the side wall of fame. |
| Claudio |
06/26/2012 10:27PM The kids started naming our MN 4 rental last year. They called it Bessie. This year we rented Bessie again along with her companion, which was a newer MN 4 dubbed Queen of the Lake. |
| Stinkmann |
06/26/2012 09:55PMquote walleye_hunter: "quote Stinkmann: "USS Stinkman (for my dog, The Stinkman) yep. 17 1/2', 6oz cloth;double on the bottom, 64# |
| bassnut |
06/22/2012 05:57AM 2 years ago I picked up a Vagabond. I named it Buddy...lettering on the side. I named it after a Boykin Spaniel, that was...well, my buddy. He was knida small, and when he retrieved Maximus Canadas on the water all you would see was the bird sorta just coming towards you, kinda sideways, no dog in sight. On land he couldn't pick them up, so he dragged it by the neck. Don't laugh, he had a heart of gold. He was my buddy. |
| sunnybear09 |
06/22/2012 12:25AM The 17' Grumman is called, formally, "The Edmund Fitzgerald", or simply, the "ore boat". It's intended to be doubly descriptive. Sometimes I call the 17' "Bauxite I" and the Grumman 15, "Bauxite II". Mostly I call them the big one or the little one. The Wenonah Wilderness as yet has no name--I search for inspiration! |
| walleye_hunter |
06/21/2012 08:29PM Far Better The meaning is two-fold. 1) Fishing in the BW is far better than many things. 2) Philippians 1:23 |
| walleye_hunter |
06/21/2012 08:22PMquote Stinkmann: "USS Stinkman (for my dog, The Stinkman) Did you build that boat? |
| Stinkmann |
06/21/2012 05:56PM USS Stinkman (for my dog, The Stinkman) 
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| mr.barley |
06/20/2012 03:57PM I call them "the tandem" or "the solo". |
| john 800 |
06/20/2012 03:19PM After Forrest Gump's boat, "Jenny" |
| Frenchy19 |
06/20/2012 02:53PM No, I do not. |
| sniffles333 |
06/20/2012 02:25PM We have a 19 foot square stern Grumman and named her Deliverance. She's got plenty of character and can handle just about anything the big water throws at her. |
| TuscaroraBorealis |
06/20/2012 12:21PMquote Sierra1: "quote canoe212: "I properly named my canoe "The Canoe"." I see a copyright infringement lawsuit on the horizon! ;-) |
| Sierra1 |
06/20/2012 12:18PMquote canoe212: "I properly named my canoe "The Canoe"." My canoe has the same name.... |
| Jackfish |
06/20/2012 10:46AMquote canoe212: "I properly named my canoe "The Canoe"." That about covers it. |
| canoe212 |
06/20/2012 10:12AM I properly named my canoe "The Canoe". |
| boonie |
06/20/2012 09:47AM I don't talk to my canoe, BassPro and...my poo doesn't talk to me ;). I talk to myself a lot on solos though. |
| KevinL |
06/20/2012 07:01AM I have a Souris River Quetico 18.5 in the color of Burgundy that I bought from Suko here in the for sale section. Pete called her Brandy and the name has stuck. |
| keth0601 |
06/20/2012 06:59AM I've dubbed the new to me MNII I just finished restoring "Patchy the Pirate" or just "Patchy" for short (if you can guess why) and we call my old SpiritII "Driftwood" or "Drifty" for short. |
| overthehill |
06/20/2012 05:13AM I have an old Grumman freighter (19 square stern) that we dubbed "Edmond' oner 30 yrs ago. It has its share of dings and scrapes. The name stuck. |
| Chilly |
06/20/2012 12:59AM All other crafts have names but still waiting for a fitting one for the Voyager. It's got to earn the name first. |
| BWPaddler |
06/20/2012 12:09AM We have sets of names: 1 - Ketchup 2 - Mustard 3 - Relish 4 - Pickle or 1 - Blood 2 - Pus 3 - Snot 4 - Gangrene or 1 - Red Rider 2 - The Ugly One 3 - Water Moccasin 4 - tbd The old Coleman is not part of the "in crowd" and simply goes by "That piece of xxxx" or "the old Coleman"... |
| AdamXChicago |
06/19/2012 11:49PMquote kanoes: "The Flying W.A.S.P. :-) " ATF ! |
| Twins87 |
06/19/2012 11:17PM No but I haven't seen her yet. 4-1/2 weeks and she'll be a part of the family. I am pretty sure she has a name and I just don't know it yet. Have I mentioned I can't wait to pick up my new (used) canoe?! |
| analyzer |
06/19/2012 11:02PM we just bought an alumacraft canoe, with the little triangle back, to match my brothers two. They are 38 inches wide, and 17 ft long, weighing in at 95lbs. We have named them: The Yorktown The Hornet and The Enterprise |
| kanoes |
06/19/2012 10:09PMquote Divainthewild: "Backwoods Betty and I miss her." :( btw? i miss you too. |
| mooseplums |
06/19/2012 09:38PM named my Magic "The Minstrel" because when I'm paddling her it's like sweet music. |
| bwcadan |
06/19/2012 09:10PM No Just reference by their length. |
| PINETREE |
06/19/2012 09:03PMquote oldgentleman: "I used to call my MN II Minnie, but lately I've been calling her 'Old Yeller'. Yeh and you know what happens to Old Yeller. I still like that show. |
| Jeriatric |
06/19/2012 09:03PM 1) The Little Canoe 2) The Big Canoe |
| fitgers1 |
06/19/2012 08:20PM Boat 1 is The Tin Can Boat 2 is The Tan Boat Boat 3 at the lake is P.O.S Boat |
| OBX2Kayak |
06/19/2012 07:45PM Yep. "Boat 1", "Boat 2", "Boat 3", etc. Original, huh? I also have two cats, "Boy Cat" and "Girl Cat" (Or, BC and GC, for short). |
| kanoes |
06/19/2012 07:40PM The Flying W.A.S.P. :-) |
| Jonesy |
06/19/2012 07:34PM Since I rent canoes the name Scurvy Slut seems somewhat appropriate. |
| YaMarVa |
06/19/2012 06:45PM The SS Llatikcuf,  I should have named it Wall Drug.
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| Savage Voyageur |
06/19/2012 06:41PM I think it is "Team Pikehunter" |
| AndySG |
06/19/2012 06:10PM Amok |
| mocha |
06/19/2012 05:56PM Lily. |
| oldgentleman |
06/19/2012 05:54PM I used to call my MN II Minnie, but lately I've been calling her 'Old Yeller'. 
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| bwcasolo |
06/19/2012 05:51PM no. i curse the wind sometimes though. |
| Divainthewild |
06/19/2012 05:36PM Backwoods Betty and I miss her. |
| MeatHunter |
06/19/2012 05:21PM My canoe goes by U.S.S MeatHunter. She's a green, recently repaired Wenonah Sundowner and will be takin her maiden voyage this weekend out of East Bearskin. If ye be in the area and happen to catch sight of her, stop over and say Ahoy. ARrrrr....... |
| PINETREE |
06/19/2012 04:51PM Haven't yet. If I did name it, I might get hauled in by law enforcement for assault and battery for all the abuse my canoe gets. Really I try to baby it,Yes Officer Yeh really. |
| awbrown |
06/19/2012 04:41PM Two canoes, "Bob", and "Fang". |
| bojibob |
06/19/2012 04:21PM Yes, I call it "Rental" |
| mirth |
06/19/2012 04:17PM Haven't yet. Perhaps its a subject I'll broach with the kiddo when we're on a trip in a couple weeks.... |
| Outdoorsfan69 |
06/19/2012 04:13PM My son, then 8 years old, named my first canoe "Streamer". It kind of stuck and now my second canoe is called "Streamer II". |
| nofish |
06/19/2012 04:06PM Well since I am not blessed to own a light weight canoe my canoe has developed several names while I'm portaging it. Usually along the lines of "Gosh darn, back breaking piece of poo". Thats the family friendly version and believe me there are plenty more. When paddling or while in storage the canoe doesn't have a name. |
| TuscaroraBorealis |
06/19/2012 04:03PM It;s ALL in the name! ;-) |
| LuvMyBell |
06/19/2012 04:00PMquote Basspro69: "And if you do, what is it if you dont mind sharing." I don't but my wife named my non-BWCA Old Town canoe that I use on my local rivers and lake - "Old Fart ". She even went to the trouble of buying the peel-n-stick letters and labeling my canoe for all the world to see. I wonder if she's trying to tell me something. |
| LuvMyBell |
06/19/2012 04:00PMquote Basspro69: "And if you do, what is it if you dont mind sharing." I don't but my wife named my non-BWCA Old Town canoe that I use on my local rivers and lake - "Old Fart ". She even went to the trouble of buying the peel-n-stick letters and labeling my canoe for all the world to see. I wonder if she's trying to tell me something. |
| Basspro69 |
06/19/2012 03:54PM And if you do, what is it if you dont mind sharing. |
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