[Rhodes22-list] Need a Boat Name

[Mary Lou Troy]

Lee,
That's a few names?

Someone already suggested that you consider how a name will sound when you 
are calling another boat or the Coast Guard. I really like our boat name 
but I've been surprised at how many different ways marinas have listed us 
when we've called ahead for reservations.

I've picked out a few of the names on you list and commented. Take the 
comments for what they are worth.


>At Ease (retired military)
I like this. Simple "easy" to say, remember and understand.


>Fantasea
For a number of years, this was the #1 boat name recorded by Boat/US. I 
suspect almost all of them were powerboats.

Don't Panic (printed upside down)
For a number of years there was a Rhodes 22 on the Middle River named Don't 
Panic

>Sea Esta
I've seen this on a number of powerboats as well.

>Sea Sun Tickets
I think I'd like this better in the singular rather than the plural. Not bad.

Last Call
Sounds like a good boat name. Don't recall seeing another.

Rhumb Runner
I've seen this somewhere on the Bay

Freudian Sloop
I've seen this one too.

Dock Holiday
Only if that's where you plan to spend your time. Cute.

Second Wind
There was a Rhodes 22 with this name on the Middle River. I think it got 
recycled into something else.

>Luna Sea
Fairly common powerboat name.

A Three Hour Tour
If you wanted to go this route I'd drop the "A" and make it  "Three Hour Tour"

>Aft Oar Ours
A little too cute but I like "After Hours"

Bay Tripper
There are a fair number of these on the Bay though not as many as there are 
"Free Spirit"s

>Fahrfrumwurken
A little farfetched but I like it. Come to think of it, I kind of like 
"Farfetched" too.

>Footloose (loose footed main)
I like this. It's short, a couple of meanings and nicely descriptive.

Good luck. It took us a number of years to name our Com-Pac 16. We were at 
a music festival and someone on stage was describing a fretless banjo to 
the audience. Fred and I looked at each other and simultaneously said that 
would be a good name for the boat. We sold the boat before she officially 
got the name. We had to sail the Rhodes 22 for part of a season before we 
decided that the name fit.

Mary Lou
1991 R22  Fretless
Ft. Washington, PA / Rock Hall, MD (Swan Creek)