Outdoors Clever boat names we wish we’d thought of By Sara Laux Published: January 16, 2015 Updated: June 19, 2022 share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Copy Link Cancel View in Fullscreen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 She Got the House Well, if you’re going to get divorced, you might as well make the best of it. View in Fullscreen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Jeannius This really only works if your name is Jean—or you’re particularly devoted to irony. View in Fullscreen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Aboat Time Isn't that all the time? View in Fullscreen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pier Pressure Funny puns are funny. View in Fullscreen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Nautibuoy Sailors are particularly creative spellers when it comes to boating puns. View in Fullscreen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Moor Often Than Knot For this to be good advice, it should really read, “Moor often, then knot.” View in Fullscreen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Yeah Buoy A pick-up line like that is sure to score you a buoyfriend. View in Fullscreen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 The Codfather C’mon, sailing is an offer you can’t refuse. View in Fullscreen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pugboat This really only works if you own more than three pugs. View in Fullscreen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Seas the Day Followed closely by a fishing boat called “Carp diem.” View in Fullscreen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Fahrfrüm Würken German’s such a sophisticated….wait a second… View in Fullscreen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Bad to the Bow OK, so you have to mispronounce “bow” to make this work, but points for effort. View in Fullscreen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Unsinkable II Second time’s lucky… View in Fullscreen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Feeling Nauti What happens on the boat, stays on the boat. View in Fullscreen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Piece of Ship Also, “Ship for brains,” “Ship’s creek,” “No ship,” “Deep ship” and...well, you get the point. View in Fullscreen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Marlin Monroe Now, if they’d spelled it MonROW, that would have been awesome. View in Fullscreen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Taco the Town Mmmmmm…..tacos. View in Fullscreen Related galleries Attention, leaf peepers! Here are 9 of the best trees for vibrant fall colours Meet 12 of the hardest working critters in cottage country 5 old-timey (and completely absurd) beliefs about wildlife 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Clever boat names we wish we’d thought of Half the fun of owning a boat—well, aside from actually spending time on the water—is coming up with a quirky, clever name for it. Here are a boatload that we wish we’d thought of.