Making her yours
Her name, her livery, her portrait. The part that makes one boat unmistakably hers.
A working boat was never generic. Her name, her colours and the folk art on her panels were how a family said which boat was theirs. This is that tradition, and the modern ways of carrying it.
Read these in this order
- How boats get named
- The name generator
- The names people pick most
- The big list of names
- Funny narrowboat names
- Roses and castles
- What roses and castles means
- Signwriting on the cabin side
- What signwriting is
- What signwriting costs
- How a boat is painted
- Canal boat art
- Best gifts for owners
- For someone who lives aboard
- Christmas gifts
- Holiday keepsakes
The whole cut
That is as far as the path goes. The full path runs from thinking about it through to making her yours.
Written by Craig Fearn, Narrowboat Gifts.