pet names for instruments!

I have a storm jib called 'lucky', owned for many years. One careful owner, light use etc

The dinghy is as yet un-named but tentatively 'TwoCan' cos its aluminium and a nester...and can sail and row beautifully. 'CanDoTwo' is a bit of a mouthful..and CDT would sound like a painful medically condition...

Had an aramid 150 genoa called 'The Wing', or on a particularly great or windy day 'The Goddam Wing',

And a featherweight drifter sail for two headed work, set sheeted to the end of the boom and affectionately ''The Blaster',

The largest Stilsons, adjustable spanner or hammer tend to be known collectively as 'The Micro-adjuster',

The Heater is Mr Taylor, that v nice chap

Thank goodness a boat is a set of mechanicals and we don't all go in for this old name calling, endearment nonsense eh?

BTW: Should I name the VHF 'The Squawk'?
 
Had a tiller pilot named Betty after Betty Boothroyd, speaker of the house of Commons- an ex Tiller Girl.
Current Aries is Jo- the name of the wife of a very good friend of ours. Connection? Your'e so vane...wife of a good friend...

Tender is James- home James and don't spare the horses.

going down below to knock down the pile of anchor chain- 'I'm splonking'

Dirty Blue is our hank on small heavy yankee- it's blue, dirty, and only used in dirty weather.
 
We have a tiller extension known as the nimbus 2000, as when it arrived via mail order, the kids nabbed it for games of quidditch. They were very disa
Pointed when its true purpose was revealed....
 
OGITD said:
The only thing named is 'George' ..... so just how did the standard / generic name for the Autopilot become George?

Many other things can aquire the name 'F-Kin' (whatever it is) ..... ;)
Click to expand...

Fascinating story http://fly.historicwings.com/2012/08/george-the-autopilot/ especially the tale of Mr Sperry's exploits with a certain Mrs Polk thanks to his invention of the autopilot!

George is our autopilot, Hagrid or 'the foredeck monster' the anchor winch, the cruising chute is 'the secret weapon'.
 
In my singlehanding days my Gunning wind vane gear was 'pilot' after Slocum's Pilot of the Pinta.

On the current boat the only bit with an odd name is the deep foredeck lockers. When we were building I spent a lot of time working inside them, occasionally popping my head up for air/tools. SWMBO said it was like the dormouse in the teapot at the Mad Hatter's tea party so they are now referred to as the teapots.
 
Names for pieces of 'kit'!

'Peter the Eater' .... garbage disposal .... & 'Mervin the Muncher' .... can shredder.
 
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