This was originally, Things my motorcycle taught me, that we got in an Email from my brother, Tim. Gary tweeked it a little for boating. Hope you enjoy it.
Things My Boat Taught Me
* **People ask us why we retired on a Boat. For those who have
experienced the joy, no explanation is necessary; for those who have
not, no explanation is possible.*
* **I’d rather be Boating and thinking about God, than
sitting in church thinking about Boating.*
* **Four wheels move the body ……. two Volvos move the soul.*
* **Life may begin at 30, but it doesn’t get real interesting until
you are south of the Ohio
* **You start the game of life with a full pot o’ luck and an empty
pot o’ experience. The object is to fill the pot of experience before
you empty the pot of luck.*
* **If you wait …….. all that happens is that you get older.*
* **A Boat can never hold everything you want, …… but it CAN
hold everything you need.*
* **Don’t cruise so late into the night that you sleep through the sunrise.*
* **Sometimes it takes a whole tank full of diesel before you can think straight.*
* Cruising faster than everyone else only guarantees you’ll cruise alone.*
* **Never hesitate to cruise past the last marker at the edge of the inlet*
**Never do less than forty miles before lunch.*
* **A boat on the water is worth two in the shed.*
* **Respect the person who has seen the dark side of cruising and
lived ……. and still cruises*
**Young cruisers pick a destination and go……. Old cruisers pick a
direction and go.*
* **A good mechanic will let you watch without charging you for it.*
* **Sometimes the fastest way to get there is to stop for the night.*
* **Always back your boat into the slip and sit where you can see it.*
* **There are drunk cruisers…..and there are old cruisers …… but
there are not many old, drunk cruisers
* **Whatever it is, it’s better at seven knots…*
* **A inlet isn’t a just a channel……. it’s an attitude.*
* **Winter is Nature’s way of telling you to drive from the pilothouse.*
* **Keep your life jackets in good repair……. life jackets are not all
that comfortable for swiming.*
* **People are like boats: each is customized a little bit differently.*
* **Sometimes, the best communication happens when you’re on separate boats.*
* **A friend is someone who’ll get out of bed at 2 a.m. to drive his
pickup to the middle of nowhere to get you when you’re broken down.*
* **being shit on by a sea gull @ 7 knots can double your vocabulary.*
* **Everyone runs aground. Some get off…… some don’t …….some can’t.*
* **If you can’t get it going with bungee cords and duct tape, it’s serious.*
* **If you boat like there’s no tomorrow …….. there may not be.*
* **The best modifications cannot be seen from the outside.*
* **Always replace the cheapest parts first.*
* **Only a boater knows why a dog shits on the deck when the diesels are fired up.*
* **Keep the painted side down….. and the shiney side up !*
* **There are two types of people in this world…… people who cruise full time ….. and people who wish they could cruise full time.*
*CRUISE EM IF YOU GOT EM !!!*
* **People ask us why we retired on a Boat. For those who have
experienced the joy, no explanation is necessary; for those who have
not, no explanation is possible.*
* **I’d rather be Boating and thinking about God, than
sitting in church thinking about Boating.*
* **Four wheels move the body ……. two Volvos move the soul.*
* **Life may begin at 30, but it doesn’t get real interesting until
you are south of the Ohio
* **You start the game of life with a full pot o’ luck and an empty
pot o’ experience. The object is to fill the pot of experience before
you empty the pot of luck.*
* **If you wait …….. all that happens is that you get older.*
* **A Boat can never hold everything you want, …… but it CAN
hold everything you need.*
* **Don’t cruise so late into the night that you sleep through the sunrise.*
* **Sometimes it takes a whole tank full of diesel before you can think straight.*
* Cruising faster than everyone else only guarantees you’ll cruise alone.*
* **Never hesitate to cruise past the last marker at the edge of the inlet*
**Never do less than forty miles before lunch.*
* **A boat on the water is worth two in the shed.*
* **Respect the person who has seen the dark side of cruising and
lived ……. and still cruises*
**Young cruisers pick a destination and go……. Old cruisers pick a
direction and go.*
* **A good mechanic will let you watch without charging you for it.*
* **Sometimes the fastest way to get there is to stop for the night.*
* **Always back your boat into the slip and sit where you can see it.*
* **There are drunk cruisers…..and there are old cruisers …… but
there are not many old, drunk cruisers
* **Whatever it is, it’s better at seven knots…*
* **A inlet isn’t a just a channel……. it’s an attitude.*
* **Winter is Nature’s way of telling you to drive from the pilothouse.*
* **Keep your life jackets in good repair……. life jackets are not all
that comfortable for swiming.*
* **People are like boats: each is customized a little bit differently.*
* **Sometimes, the best communication happens when you’re on separate boats.*
* **A friend is someone who’ll get out of bed at 2 a.m. to drive his
pickup to the middle of nowhere to get you when you’re broken down.*
* **being shit on by a sea gull @ 7 knots can double your vocabulary.*
* **Everyone runs aground. Some get off…… some don’t …….some can’t.*
* **If you can’t get it going with bungee cords and duct tape, it’s serious.*
* **If you boat like there’s no tomorrow …….. there may not be.*
* **The best modifications cannot be seen from the outside.*
* **Always replace the cheapest parts first.*
* **Only a boater knows why a dog shits on the deck when the diesels are fired up.*
* **Keep the painted side down….. and the shiney side up !*
* **There are two types of people in this world…… people who cruise full time ….. and people who wish they could cruise full time.*
*CRUISE EM IF YOU GOT EM !!!*
Touch of Class 
This is by far my favorite of our still many to come blog post!! I cracked up when I read the one about the dog (Rosie) pooping on the Deck!! Keep then coming you guys and keep living the dream everyone wants!
Glad you are enjoying the blog. Love Mom