Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Listening Point - General Discussion :: Do You Name Your Canoe
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Twins87 |
Have I mentioned I can't wait to pick up my new (used) canoe?! |
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Sierra1 |
quote canoe212: "I properly named my canoe "The Canoe"." My canoe has the same name.... |
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Frenchy19 |
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mr.barley |
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Basspro69 |
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TuscaroraBorealis |
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awbrown |
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PINETREE |
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. |
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nofish |
When paddling or while in storage the canoe doesn't have a name. |
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Divainthewild |
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bwcasolo |
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oldgentleman |
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mocha |
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AndySG |
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Basspro69 |
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walleye_hunter |
quote Stinkmann: "USS Stinkman (for my dog, The Stinkman) " Did you build that boat? |
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Driftless |
I have had a green Old Town Discovery 17'4", for over 20 years and I got it used. Just had replace the cane seats this year. It sits by the lake all summer and is also used as a river runner on the Brule. In my younger (foolish) days it did make it into the BWCA a couple times (2 too many). Last summer, it was actually taco'ed on the Brule, due to some poor steering on my part. Somehow ripped it off the rock, stomped on it to remove the pucker, continued the trip, set it out in the sun - you would never know. Still looks the same as the day I bought it. It doesn't age and you sure can't kill it. It is the "BEAST." |
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joshawes |
There is a Minnesota based clothing company called Northmade and they made this shirt called the nordic walleye... I really wish they made stickers like this so i could put them on my canoe. Josh |
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nofish |
Driftless: "I have picked up a couple new ones in the last two seasons, that I haven't gotten to "know" well enough to name yet. I had an Old Town Discovery as well and I'm convinced that in the event that nuclear war breaks out the world will consist of nothing but cockroaches and every Old Town Discovery ever made, and possibly anything that was hiding underneath an Old Town Discovery. They are simply indestructible. |
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Arcola |
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ozarkpaddler |
maxxbhp: "I turned mine upside down on the Current River right in front of Medlock Spring branch. I named it a couple of things in my mind but the water was so cold no words would come out of my mouth. " Heheheh, I was thinking of you last fall, Bill, when Dan and I were stopped there. Had a guy come into the little spring branch for a minute and we exchanged pleasantries. As it was running very strong that day, I warned him about exiting the spring branch to ferry upstream and across or be careful to lean downstream. He did not take the advice well and made a terse declaration about knowing what he was doing.....then paddled away and promptly took a swim (LOL)! Just one of those spots that looks like a piece of cake, but can bite you! I haven't named the Morningstar I've been paddling the last year, I'm out of ideas? |
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TickMagnet |
But MY canoe, most definitely. It's a '69 Grumman that came to me 20 years ago. It's been from Snowbank to Saganaga, Kawishiwi to Knife, and on countless lakes in between, as well as navigating lakes all around the Twin Cities area. Despite being the heaviest canoe I've personally ever lifted, it's seen portages from 5 to 500 rods. It's dents have dents. For the past 10 years I've been able to skip every other J stroke when paddling on the right due to a slight curve in the keel, the result of an ill advised attempt at running some class II-III on the Vermillion river, bending it into an inverted V over a rock, pounding it back flat and continuing our trip. It's conquered 3 foot whitecaps on Crane Lake, yet been capsized on a dead calm day. It's been puked in, peed on, covered in glow stick liquid, blown across Adams lake overnight, slept in, and provided shelter in a thunderstorm. My dad sold it to my neighbor while I was at school in Montana, and that S.O.B. made a profit off me when I bought it back. It's as stable as a swimming dock, and has handled 3 people and their gear on a trip to Kekakabic. It's faithfully carried my high school friends, many family members, 2 girlfriends, one fiancee and 4 dogs through the years and provided countless memories. On It's maiden (for me) voyage, during a shore lunch on Knife lake, it was given it's name. The General Lee. Usually just "The General", anyone who's ever paddled with me or just knows me and my group of friends calls it that. If someone wants to use it, they ask to borrow "The General". My wife, who usually rolls her eyes at the inside jokes and silly nicknames my friends and I have, yesterday asked if I wanted to take the General out this weekend. It's actually weird to hear someone new ask about my canoe instead of using its name. |
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analyzer |
TickMagnet: "Not when renting or borrowing Kevlar's the part few years, no. Love the background story. The name "The General Lee" reminds me of a time when 4 of us were playing some sort of electronic version of the board game Risk. We had each had to name ourselves so we were: General Lee Speaking General Ization General Mills and of course General Motors |
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sunnybear09 |
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KarlBAndersen1 |
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gqualls |
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Stinkmann |
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Mickeal |
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fitgers1 |
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removedmember1 |
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Beaverjack |
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walleye_hunter |
The meaning is two-fold. 1) Fishing in the BW is far better than many things. 2) Philippians 1:23 |
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bassnut |
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Claudio |
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Stinkmann |
quote walleye_hunter: "quote Stinkmann: "USS Stinkman (for my dog, The Stinkman) " yep. 17 1/2', 6oz cloth;double on the bottom, 64# |
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ripple |
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. |
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mooseplums |
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Chicagored |
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KTorell |
my wifes car is Mitzy, lol |
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TuscaroraBorealis |
On a recent trip we christened my buddies Northwind as "The Red BELL Pepper." |
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Ragged |
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Jeriatric |
2) The Big Canoe |
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bwcadan |
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overthehill |
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Basspro69 |
quote Ragged: "I have yet to name mine, but I'm considering DolemiteThats an old school name there dolemite. |
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shoreviewswede |
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OBX2Kayak |
I also have two cats, "Boy Cat" and "Girl Cat" (Or, BC and GC, for short). |
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fitgers1 |
Boat 2 is The Tan Boat Boat 3 at the lake is P.O.S Boat |
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kanoes |
quote Divainthewild: "Backwoods Betty and I miss her." :( btw? i miss you too. |
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canoe212 |
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TuscaroraBorealis |
quote Sierra1: "quote canoe212: "I properly named my canoe "The Canoe"." I see a copyright infringement lawsuit on the horizon! ;-) |
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john 800 |
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AdamXChicago |
quote kanoes: "The Flying W.A.S.P. :-) " ATF ! |
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Savage Voyageur |
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Jonesy |
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BWPaddler |
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"... |
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Chilly |
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KevinL |
Pete called her Brandy and the name has stuck. |
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LuvMyBell |
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Outdoorsfan69 |
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mirth |
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bojibob |
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kanoes |
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PINETREE |
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. |
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analyzer |
We have named them: The Yorktown The Hornet and The Enterprise |
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myceliaman |
The second canoe was named when we purchased it from an old timer. He named it Rats Ass because he didn't give a rats ---- about anything when he was fishing. |
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Blackhawk |
For all the times I've thrown that canoe on my car to go canoeing/fishing I've given it the name: "The Big Green Sombrero" |
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Blackhawk |
For all the times I've thrown that canoe on my car to go canoeing/fishing I've given it the name: "The Big Green Sombrero" |
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TuscaroraBorealis |
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. I do sorta the same thing in the Black Pearl. Just above the fish. ;-) |
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mr.barley |
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walllee |
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Canoearoo |
Basspro69: "Wow funny to see this old thread revived !"I always scroll though to see who brings up these old ones and why. This time is was a guest visiter and they said nothing. It's nostalgic seeing old members that are no longer here. OK my canoe names, they aren't original: kid canoe, Green canoe, river canoe, aluminum canoe and 20 footer |
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missmolly |
Canoearoo: "Basspro69: "Wow funny to see this old thread revived !"I always scroll though to see who brings up these old ones and why. This time is was a guest visiter and they said nothing. It's nostalgic seeing old members that are no longer here. I see the old names and I get sad. I have named my Bell canoes Rockstar and Northwoods. Original, huh? |
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ducks |
Our SR Q 16 is called the Green Machine |
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missmolly |
nofish: "Driftless: "I have picked up a couple new ones in the last two seasons, that I haven't gotten to "know" well enough to name yet. I've owned a couple Discovery canoes and when I hit a rock, I'd stop and make sure the rock was okay. |
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Basspro69 |
anthonyp007: "My aluminum is aptly named “Frank the Tank”, and when I got my Northwind 17, it felt so fast compared to Frank that we coined it “Usain Boat”. I also have a solo gel coat that I affectionately call “Glass Jaw” because I’m constantly repairing cracks or chips in the gel coat.Love Usain Boat. That is hilarious. !!! |
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mastertangler |
KarlBAndersen1: ""Ida" named after my childhood lake near Alexandria - Lake Ida. Beautiful! |
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missmolly |
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maxxbhp |
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anthonyp007 |
1. Frank the Tank 2. Usain Boat 3. Glass Jaw Tony |
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stevedug |
The Old Laughing Lady Cinnamon Girl Pochahontus and is very 158 is the name of the river canoe |
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deepdish71 |
From parts unknown OT camper 16' |
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BWPaddler |
anthonyp007: "My aluminum is aptly named “Frank the Tank”, and when I got my Northwind 17, it felt so fast compared to Frank that we coined it “Usain Boat”. I also have a solo gel coat that I affectionately call “Glass Jaw” because I’m constantly repairing cracks or chips in the gel coat. Usain boat... still laughing!! |
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carmike |
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Captn Tony |
"Wood Canoe" is my wooden canoe, Who'd of thunk? 3 person is "The Barge" 2 person tandem wooden kayak is "The Kak" |
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wikemeis |
A trip member of ours cleverly turned his we•no•nah into a we•no•nah•duh, by altering another wenonah sticker, so it looks factory, sorry, I don't have a picture of that. |
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nctry |
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Dilligaf0220 |
Nova Craft Bob's Special was named Bernard, after my favourite French solo sailor and author Bernard Moitessier. I think he would've enjoyed canoeing Canadian northwoods. Sawyer Autumn Mist that became nicknamed The Green Turd Of Death. I've never not gelled with a boat as much as that one. Wenonah Canak that spends so much time on the Great Lakes infront of busy harbours it has adopted the same nickname as my VHF handle. Speedbump. |
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ParkerMag |
Difficult to tell in a photo, but the lettering is in a birch bark pattern. |
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bct |
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hobbydog |
The floating turd. |
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nctry |
Kinda thought it was a joke or something. But low and behold the woman accepting it was thrilled as it was a wedding present to her and late husband. ( Late as in not with us any more... Not late for his wedding). Anyways, I felt kinda bad thinking that way. But it wasn't very pretty... Or light. |
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GoSpursGo |
deepdish71: "Green bastard Decent |
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PuffinGin |
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Stumpy |
No permanent names...but here's me & one of my best friends. |
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Cedarboy |
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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keth0601 |
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boonie |
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sniffles333 |
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Jackfish |
quote canoe212: "I properly named my canoe "The Canoe"." That about covers it. |
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LuvMyBell |
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. |
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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....... |
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YaMarVa |
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mooseplums |
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jtowncrew16 |
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nojobro |
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Grandma L |
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 |
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ozarkpaddler |
Swampturtle: "My Mad River Explorer Kevlar Canoe is the... LOVE IT! |
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4keys |
The Bell is the green canoe. The prism is Bryces canoe. The kayak is Sylvia's kayak. The Wenonah is the yellow canoe. I guess we're not very creative. |
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Kendra |
Evie... (EveningStar) The Blue One... (Old Town) The Aluminum One... (Grumman) |
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BRic |
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old_salt |
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walllee |
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Hawbakers |
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ABisbee |
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mastertangler |
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MrBadExample |
“Porkchop Express” |
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analyzer |
shoreviewswede: "Imperial... as in Chrysler.' My grandpa had a 1961 Chrysler Imperial. Cool car. Push button transmission. Power everything, back when that was rare. |
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hexnymph |
solo/tandem - Winnie solo - Danielle All for personal reasons. Hex |
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canoe212 |
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Bumstead |
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mirth |
mirth: "Haven't yet. Perhaps its a subject I'll broach with the kiddo when we're on a trip in a couple weeks...." 6 years later and it's still officially nameless. "The Spirit" is fitting if you knew me & my circle of friends back when we were kids so I'm ok with that. Now that I have another I might need to come up with a name for the new one. We'll see.... Maybe I'll just call it "The Northstar" |
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Mocha |
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Abbey |
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jdevries |
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firemedic5586 |
So I said, how about Brule, after the 1st lake we took it on... So Brule it is.. |
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ozarkpaddler |
firemedic5586: "2 weeks ago while on Brule lake in the new to us canoe, my kids said we should name the Canoe.. This thread popped to mind.. In a similar vein, my first non-aluminum canoe was named after our favorite Ozark County, "Shannon." Shannon County, MO is still where I do most of my paddling; Shannon County has the upper Current and Jack's Fork Rivers. Later on, I bought a stripper from a guy, and we named her "Shannon II." Shannon II was a BEAUTIFUL canoe, but she fell apart....LITERALLY. Never purchase a home-made canoe by someone who you suspect may be spending his profits on his drug habit; LESSON LEARNED! Shannon Shannon II |
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dicecupmaker |
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Minnesotian |
Nice long tread. Fun to read After a couple years of owning them, the names of my canoes have emerged. My two person Wenonah Prospector, which is a 16’ bananna of a boat that still manages to get on the lakes up in the BWCA, is called Redbone...after the band. It got that name when we were picking up our permits at the Duluth Pack store and “come and get your love” came on the speakers. Well, that song was still in our head once we got back to the truck, we saw that big red canoe sitting there all ready to go and, voila! Redbone was its name. My solo Wenonah Vagabond has a poetic name. I was reading The Kalevala a couple years ago on a trip and there was a character description that really captured a feeling when I am out solo camping: “Annikki, she of good name, girl of night, maiden of dusk, keeper of a long twilight and mornings early riser...” |
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ILcdr |
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BAWaters |
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BAWaters |
Abbey: "My Old Town Discovery 174 is “The Tank” mostly for its river running and rock bouncing, but also for the weight. Haven’t named the others yet. " We have an old aluminium Ouachita canoe named "The Tank" as well. It was acquired warped and dented, and I beat it back into shape with a rubber mallet. We have been down extremely rocky, paddle destroying rivers with it--seems to be indestructible. Only 15 feet, but ridiculously heavy. |
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RLancer |
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jcavenagh |
It got run over by a car, dropped off a boat rack, and smashed into a dam. We called it Timmy. That's short for Timex ... because it took a licken' and kept on ticken'! |
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KarlBAndersen1 |
Marie Cantine was the sweetest, nicest "old lady" who lived with her husband - Pete - on the lake where I grew up fishing in Minnesota through the 50s and 60s. I would like her memory to carry on. |
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Swampturtle |
Smokin' Rabbit Legend of the bunny Confident in her ability amongst the ferns... |
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snakeybird |
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woodsandwater |
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