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Basspro69

06/19/2012 03:54PM

And if you do, what is it if you dont mind sharing.

" I want to know Gods thoughts , The rest are details " Albert Einstein.

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LuvMyBell

06/19/2012 04:00PM

quote 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.

Paddle Faster....I hear banjo music

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LuvMyBell

06/19/2012 04:00PM

Paddle Faster....I hear banjo music

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TuscaroraBorealis

06/19/2012 04:03PM

It;s ALL in the name! ;-)

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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.

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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".

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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....

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bojibob

Moderator

06/19/2012 04:21PM

Yes, I call it "Rental"

"One inch on the map ~ is not one inch on the ground"

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awbrown

06/19/2012 04:41PM

Two canoes, "Bob", and "Fang".

Keep the open side up

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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.

Sig: All of us our Dreamers. Dreams are what started everything. We our asking ourselves a great question? all of us interested in wilderness preservation are asking...What kind of world do we want.?

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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.......

Some people see nature as being made "Just for them", and view others as an invasive species.....

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Divainthewild

06/19/2012 05:36PM

Backwoods Betty and I miss her.

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bwcasolo

06/19/2012 05:51PM

no. i curse the wind sometimes though.

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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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mocha

06/19/2012 05:56PM

Lily.

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AndySG

06/19/2012 06:10PM

Amok

Sincerely yours, Andy

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Savage Voyageur

06/19/2012 06:41PM

I think it is "Team Pikehunter"

"So many lakes, so little time."

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YaMarVa

06/19/2012 06:45PM

The SS Llatikcuf,

I should have named it Wall Drug.

"Miller owns that field, Locke that, and the Mannings the woodland beyond. But none of them owns the landscape." - R.W.Emmerson.

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Jonesy

06/19/2012 07:34PM

Since I rent canoes the name Scurvy Slut seems somewhat appropriate.

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kanoes

06/19/2012 07:40PM

The Flying W.A.S.P. :-)

i think bigfoot is blurry. (mitch hedberg...youtube it))

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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).

"I go because it irons out the wrinkles in my soul" -- Sigurd Olson

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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

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” Ralph Waldo Emerson...and...“Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading".

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Jeriatric

06/19/2012 09:03PM

1) The Little Canoe
2) The Big Canoe

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PINETREE

06/19/2012 09:03PM

quote 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.

Sig: All of us our Dreamers. Dreams are what started everything. We our asking ourselves a great question? all of us interested in wilderness preservation are asking...What kind of world do we want.?

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bwcadan

06/19/2012 09:10PM

No Just reference by their length.

the greatest come backs are reserved for those with the greatest deficits.

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mooseplums

06/19/2012 09:38PM

named my Magic "The Minstrel" because when I'm paddling her it's like sweet music.

"I am haunted by waters"~Norman Maclean "A River Runs Through It"

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kanoes

06/19/2012 10:09PM

quote Divainthewild: "Backwoods Betty and I miss her."
:(

btw? i miss you too.

i think bigfoot is blurry. (mitch hedberg...youtube it))

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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

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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?!

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AdamXChicago

06/19/2012 11:49PM

quote kanoes: "The Flying W.A.S.P. :-) "

ATF !

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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"...

Wherever there is a channel for water, there is a road for the canoe. -Thoreau

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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.

"Now days these kids take out everything: radar, sonar, electric toothbrushs" Quint

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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.

Not to Hurry-Not to Worry

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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.

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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.

KevinL

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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.

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canoe212

06/20/2012 10:12AM

I properly named my canoe "The Canoe".

If you can earn it, why did He die?

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Jackfish

Moderator

06/20/2012 10:46AM

quote canoe212: "I properly named my canoe "The Canoe"."
That about covers it.

It's only a spot on the map... until you go there.

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Sierra1

06/20/2012 12:18PM

quote canoe212: "I properly named my canoe "The Canoe"."

My canoe has the same name....

Watch out for that rock!!!........ Oooo.... That's going to leave a mark...

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TuscaroraBorealis

06/20/2012 12:21PM

quote Sierra1: "quote canoe212: "I properly named my canoe "The Canoe"."

My canoe has the same name...."

I see a copyright infringement lawsuit on the horizon! ;-)

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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.

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Frenchy19

06/20/2012 02:53PM

No, I do not.

"He hits from both sides of the plate. He’s amphibious." Yogi Berra

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john 800

06/20/2012 03:19PM

After Forrest Gump's boat, "Jenny"

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mr.barley

06/20/2012 03:57PM

I call them "the tandem" or "the solo".

Because I'm wearing one and I just did....

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Stinkmann

06/21/2012 05:56PM

USS Stinkman (for my dog, The Stinkman)

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walleye_hunter

06/21/2012 08:22PM

quote Stinkmann: "USS Stinkman (for my dog, The Stinkman) "

Did you build that boat?

For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. 1 Cor 1:18

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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

For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. 1 Cor 1:18

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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!

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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.

"Blessed are the cracked because they let in light."

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Stinkmann

06/26/2012 09:55PM

quote walleye_hunter: "quote Stinkmann: "USS Stinkman (for my dog, The Stinkman) "

Did you build that boat?"

yep. 17 1/2', 6oz cloth;double on the bottom, 64#

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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.

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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.

Ripple in still water....

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mooseplums

06/27/2012 10:09AM

My Northwind is named Chinook, in memory of my old friend

"I am haunted by waters"~Norman Maclean "A River Runs Through It"

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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.

Pura Vida

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Ragged

06/28/2012 08:20AM

I have yet to name mine, but I'm considering Dolemite

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KTorell

06/28/2012 08:34AM

The Indiana and the Indi2
my wifes car is Mitzy, lol

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TuscaroraBorealis

06/28/2012 08:38AM

On a recent trip we christened my buddies Northwind as "The Red BELL Pepper."

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Basspro69

06/28/2012 08:46AM

quote Ragged: "I have yet to name mine, but I'm considering Dolemite

" Thats an old school name there dolemite.

" I want to know Gods thoughts , The rest are details " Albert Einstein.

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shoreviewswede

06/28/2012 12:59PM

Imperial... as in Chrysler.

Be Nice -Swede

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walllee

06/28/2012 03:41PM

Annabel Lee, Wife is Anne, my name is Lee

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Hawbakers

06/28/2012 04:02PM

Fishslayer!

"Far more interesting than the chase itself is the observation, the study of the life histories of the strange and wonderful creatures of the wilderness." President Theodore Roosevelt

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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.

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BRic

06/29/2012 09:44PM

Lois

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Kendra

06/30/2012 08:17PM

Nort... (Northwind)
Evie... (EveningStar)
The Blue One... (Old Town)
The Aluminum One... (Grumman)

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TuscaroraBorealis

06/30/2012 08:39PM

quote ripple: " 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. "

I do sorta the same thing in the Black Pearl. Just above the fish. ;-)

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forestmaven

09/02/2012 10:04AM

'Row vs. Wade' for our tandem canoe.

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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.

I love the smell of napalm in the morning. Smells like victory.

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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"

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Mickeal

09/03/2012 07:58AM

YODA,catch or catch not there is no try.

Shoot Low Sheriff, They’re Riding Shetland Ponies

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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."

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Stumpy

09/03/2012 10:57AM

No permanent names...but here's me & one of my best friends.

As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly

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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.

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gorytt

09/03/2012 05:17PM

Our old red canoe is named Rodney. After Rodney Dangerfield.

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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

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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

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nojobro

09/03/2012 09:34PM

No.

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