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AMY SMITH LINTON

Contest: Name the Boat, Win the Prize

7/7/2015

47 Comments

 
At our house, there's a front lawn and –– in lieu of a back yard –– a boat-yard. 

As in, where boats are repaired or assembled. Or, seemingly, stacked like dishes.

The first boat-yard effort I watched was an O.H. Rodgers' Classic Moth design called Mothra. Fans of Godzilla will remember the giant flying radioactive moth controlled by singing fairy twins, surely.... 

That boat was followed by Mousetrap, another Moth. Several of that design were constructed in a porchlight frenzy in the boat-yard. 

I believe there's a pupal stage Moth in Rod K.'s garage, and some others in hibernation here and there. The Mousetrap attempted to self-destruct via heat-lamp that first winter –– an unsuccessful effort, for which the house was especially thankful –– but has since gone on to numerous Midwinter and North American victories. 

A decade or so later, Frankenscot came to life in the boat-yard. The reanimated corpse of an elderly Flying Scot, Frankie won its division in the Everglades Challenge, gave a few thrill rides to some lucky sailors, and then sloped off the pages of history.

Now, there's the new boat, which I have been calling "the new boat" or "Frankie's Spawn" "The Yet-Unnamed Boat" or "Child of Frankenscot."  All names that seem clunky, imprecise, and unimaginative.  And confusing.
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The contest portion of today's blog: name the boat. The boat is

  • 22 feet long both sloop and rowing vessel.
  • Designed by O.H. Rodgers for the specific conditions of an expedition race like the Everglades Challenge. 
  • White with a safety-orange belly.
  • I'd like to be able to make up a fun logo for it, perhaps along the lines of the previous monsters...
  • The launch and naming ceremony is ALWAYS performed with Busch beer.

Make your suggestion below, please, so I can keep track of who said what. 

There's at least one prize in it, and I can tell you the word "fabulous" nearly always goes next to the word "prize" in my world. 

Fabulous prizes to be awarded utterly at our discretion, though we are pretty free and easy with the loot of questionable value (just ask any of the previous prizewinners). 

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47 Comments
Diane Kampf
7/7/2015 12:17:13 am

The Incredible Bulk

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Claude Bonanni
7/7/2015 12:38:25 am

Bride of Frankenscott. She will be sleeker , more svelte , lighter , and faster. Not to mention sexier.

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Vaughn McIntire
7/7/2015 01:04:53 am

Wherewolf?

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Vaughn McIntire
7/7/2015 01:08:06 am

Wherewolf ?

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Vaughn McIntire
7/7/2015 01:12:29 am

Boat Dracula

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Vaughn McIntire
7/7/2015 01:16:56 am

Sloop Zilla

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Vaughn McIntire
7/7/2015 01:20:23 am

Sloop n Stein

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Vaughn McIntire
7/7/2015 01:24:14 am

Frank n Sloop

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D Brennan
7/7/2015 01:29:01 am

Junk in the trunk

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Lea Rashka
7/7/2015 01:52:35 am

Unable to read text of blog. If another Scott then perhaps "Flying Scotch"

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mtt
7/7/2015 02:13:11 am

OH-enstein
Rogers 22
Lollipop

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MicroTom link
7/7/2015 02:42:35 am

Okami or Okami Water Dragon

Meaning: Okami is Japanese: literally "great god", "great spirit" or "wolf"

Okami is play on Okume which is the plywood used in wooden boat building.

Also a Sony video Game with fun images and videos to play with.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NW5fG8FGz4g

http://okami.wikia.com/wiki/Water_Dragon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSvxW0eeVp0

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Tweezerman link
7/7/2015 03:23:41 am

I had a boat naming contest over at Earwigoagin three years ago.

http://earwigoagin.blogspot.com/search?q=Boat+Names

My choice for a boat name would be a play on Wedge; such as Wedgeamania (big plus is you could change the words to Listamania and have a fight song), Wedgeamatic, Wedgearini, or WedgieToo.

RLM

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Rapper
7/7/2015 03:59:38 am

In recognition of the tortured ply construction...Origami.

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Jeremiah Overman
7/7/2015 04:04:35 am

Cucubano, Abuja, Mooney Mooney or Penney Wally
Noun;
A firefly. A beetle that produces a blinkey yellow, orange or red light via bioluminescence.

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HHN92
7/7/2015 06:02:04 am

Transylvania Nexte'
(You have to know Young Frankenstein)

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MisterMoon
7/7/2015 08:24:25 am

"Transmogrifier" (complete with a dial on the transom to change the crew into dinosaurs, bugs, tigers, or slugs).

Apologies to Bill Watterson.



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MisterMoon
7/7/2015 08:28:05 am

Hit enter too quick, more monster themed:

"Zombies Ate My Wallet"


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Ned Johnston
7/7/2015 11:34:36 am

Irregardless

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John domagala
7/7/2015 03:45:31 pm

She carries a lot of Frankie's parts but a properly constructed throwback of a hull... So she shall be named

Frankenwoody

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chuckScot
7/10/2015 02:22:35 am

Must second John's Frankenwoody. Definitely.

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greg
7/7/2015 04:19:38 pm

well following in the Frankie/Mothra /Mousetrap. we have a coldmolded, Epoxy, Hybred racing boat. So Lets try....
ePoxy-Rodan. or Twisted Ply .

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Rapper
7/7/2015 05:03:40 pm

Okome de Mer

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Gary O
7/7/2015 08:17:00 pm

Franken-Redux or
Burnt Weenie Sandwich

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Rapper
7/7/2015 08:27:15 pm

FrankenPuff

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Rapper
7/7/2015 08:33:10 pm

FrankenWherry

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BeastOarMan
7/9/2015 12:44:19 pm

Not much experience naming boats, less with sailing, but from the back yard turned boatyard and garage turned workshop clearly an Alien has moved in. A "NautiAlien". Just wait, it grows on you. Ehr, in you.

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Len
7/10/2015 07:11:35 am

Elan ... ( Dart with style and flair ).

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Kate Raynes
7/10/2015 07:38:10 am

Hmm...

The LochNessSloopster

Chupasloopra

The RV Scotigy

Let Me Be Frank

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mtt
7/10/2015 08:07:06 am

Small Dog Express
While Lily Sleeps
Amy's Nightmare

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mtt
7/10/2015 08:08:32 am

Blood Sweat and Beers

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Rapper
7/10/2015 09:28:37 am

Glues Brothers

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Stumblingthunder
7/11/2015 01:25:29 am

Knot Yeti
Creature of speed

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Admin
7/12/2015 01:19:59 pm

Suggestes from Trista S via Facebook
Joe (for Jeff's dad)
Lilly Express

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Admin
7/12/2015 01:20:59 pm

Suggestions from Katie E via Facebook:
Norman.
Or Newman.

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JoeVanGeaux
7/12/2015 02:18:02 pm

"Busch League"
"Siren's Song"

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Rapper
7/12/2015 02:34:44 pm

Skips
http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/shows/regularshow/characters/

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Brian Weber (WT -aka kapakahi) link
7/14/2015 12:03:43 am

Zombie-Primer

( when drinking the first couple of beers, its called a primer; to get things started)

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Admin
7/17/2015 03:14:07 am

From Kim and Dave T via e-mail:
Bride of Frankenscot
Frankenspeedy
Young Frankenscot
Fritz (assistant to Dr. Frankenstein)
and of course "Bob."

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HHN92
7/18/2015 12:53:28 pm

Frau Blucher

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Dave Thompson
7/19/2015 05:55:06 am

HOOTER GIRL ZOHMBIE ! (to be written diagonally in orange scary movie style font with an exclamation mark- it honors O.H. and explains the conspicuous orange bottom. Also opens up sponsoring opportunities. Could have an accompanying figurehead style graphic.)

OR... something more subtle...
Uh O.H.! (Implies the presence of a monster, which could be in the graphic, and again the props to O.H. On the downside, an unusual amount of punctuation for 4 letters.)

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Lindy
7/21/2015 04:39:22 am

Hmm. Sail, oars, and adventure, eh.

Ketchmeifucan

I'm thinking R2AK, if there is a next one.

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Phil Garland link
7/21/2015 08:25:56 am

If Busch beer is involved it has to be called:

Blue Runner

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Sean Hawes
8/6/2015 10:20:11 am

Runs On Beer

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Samba Sailor aka Phil Garland link
8/17/2015 08:02:27 am

FRANKENSKIFF

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Tim Ambrose
10/20/2015 12:36:42 pm

Jeff's Last Boat VI

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Alabama Girls Instagram link
4/25/2021 07:02:24 am

Thank you ffor writing this

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