Funny Narrowboat Puns!
Here is a page of funny, cute and occasionally clever puns about Narrowboats.
Original and humorous content with some fun illustrations too.
For anyone who enjoys canal life for holidays, living on a boat or just walking along the towpath taking it in.
Let's cast off and cruise into some peaceful puns.
Original and humorous content with some fun illustrations too.
For anyone who enjoys canal life for holidays, living on a boat or just walking along the towpath taking it in.
Let's cast off and cruise into some peaceful puns.
Puns
all female crew - The Tiller Girls
back of the boat for a stern talking to
broad in the beam - loose hips sink ships
captain speaking - cruising at 0 feet height, 4 miles per hour
departed captain is no moor
disagreement mid-canal - argy-bargy
ex canal boat had a good wake
fought with the cabin boy - decked him
nice girls - Norfolk Broads
religious boating sect - Moormons
singing bawdy sea-shanty - crew ditty
sex-mad skipper is expert in canal knowledge
shared narrowboat holidays - hull is other people
successfully moored - take a bow
tangled ropes - knot my problem
back of the boat for a stern talking to
broad in the beam - loose hips sink ships
captain speaking - cruising at 0 feet height, 4 miles per hour
departed captain is no moor
disagreement mid-canal - argy-bargy
ex canal boat had a good wake
fought with the cabin boy - decked him
nice girls - Norfolk Broads
religious boating sect - Moormons
singing bawdy sea-shanty - crew ditty
sex-mad skipper is expert in canal knowledge
shared narrowboat holidays - hull is other people
successfully moored - take a bow
tangled ropes - knot my problem
Expressions
all aboard - get on
all hands on deck - everyone pull their weight
land ahoy! - let's not overdo this, it's a canal, the land is normally within a few feet either side
all hands on deck - everyone pull their weight
land ahoy! - let's not overdo this, it's a canal, the land is normally within a few feet either side
Famous Captains
Mary J. Bilge - singer
Tom Cruise - actor
A Tiller The Hun - King of the Huns
Roger Moor - ex James Bond actor
Pontius Pilot - Roman official
Howard Stern - old shock-jock
Tom Cruise - actor
A Tiller The Hun - King of the Huns
Roger Moor - ex James Bond actor
Pontius Pilot - Roman official
Howard Stern - old shock-jock
Film and TV
Cabin Fever - horror
Lock - Tom Hardy
Three Men in a Boat - Jerome K. Jerome
Waterworld - Kevin Costner
Wind River - Jeremy Renner
Lock - Tom Hardy
Three Men in a Boat - Jerome K. Jerome
Waterworld - Kevin Costner
Wind River - Jeremy Renner
Joke
Two best days in a boat owners life?
The day he buys it, and the day he sells it
The day he buys it, and the day he sells it
Social Pilots
eBarge - bargain barge equipment
FaceBoat - keep up with fellow navigators
Instacram - cram everyone on, take selfies
Knotflix - movies for the water
Knotify - music as you downstream
Mooreddit - like Reddit but with ropes
OnlyBeams - for committed boating fans
RopedIn - careers for captains of industry
Tiller - swipe through possible cabin mates
Wakeipedia - all you need to know
FaceBoat - keep up with fellow navigators
Instacram - cram everyone on, take selfies
Knotflix - movies for the water
Knotify - music as you downstream
Mooreddit - like Reddit but with ropes
OnlyBeams - for committed boating fans
RopedIn - careers for captains of industry
Tiller - swipe through possible cabin mates
Wakeipedia - all you need to know
Songs
Flat Bottomed Girls - Queen
Messing About On The River - Josh Macrae
Starboard to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
The Boatman - Levellers
The Erie Canal - Bruce Springsteen
Messing About On The River - Josh Macrae
Starboard to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
The Boatman - Levellers
The Erie Canal - Bruce Springsteen
Words for Narrowboat Punning
Here is a list of handy words for making up narrowboat puns.
ahoy, barge, beam, berth, bilge, boat, bow, cabin, canal, canal boat, captain, cast off, crew, cruising, deck, draft, galley, hull, knot, lock, moor, mooring, narrowboat, pilot, port, propeller, river, rudder, skipper, starboard, stern, tiller, towpath, wake, water
ahoy, barge, beam, berth, bilge, boat, bow, cabin, canal, canal boat, captain, cast off, crew, cruising, deck, draft, galley, hull, knot, lock, moor, mooring, narrowboat, pilot, port, propeller, river, rudder, skipper, starboard, stern, tiller, towpath, wake, water
Casting Off
I hope you had a pleasant, if slow, journey through the calm waters of a few puns.
Now it is time to return to the hustle and bustle of normal internet life.
Now it is time to return to the hustle and bustle of normal internet life.