Maybe, Mudcat's rejecting my suggested band names:

What a great list and a great challenge!

"Flotsam and Jetsam" has always been one of my favorites.

I would steer away from any name that includes "sheet" or "seamen," avoiding nervous giggles.

Then, let's see, what other names surface or sink:

The Sea Slugs (nautical punk band)

The Afterguard (those who serve on the poop deck)

Roll & Go (sorry, that one's taken)

The Dog Watch ("This chanty group should be curtailed!")

Catspaw (Spaw should like this one but it really means a breath of fresh breeze on a calm day)

The Bilge Brothers (worst one yet!)

Shanghaied (sorry, already taken by folks in Portland-West)

Bucho Mates (another pair of bruisers to be paired with their female counterparts "Bosum Buddies")

Let's not hurry this process. We're just getting warmed up. Maybe we'll even get a song out of it.

Cheerily,
Charley Nobles and the Ignobles