“Noah was a brave man to sail in a wooden boat with two termites.”
Anon

Seems like several people have had good quotes and one-liners scattered around recently... here's a few I ran across:

"There are two types of boats, broken ones and the ones that are breaking" - a boat mechanic

"Don't forget, a 5 gallon bucket and a scared crew is the most efficient pump yet devised."

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A couple of "good ones" I saw on various mailing lists today...

It reminds me of the midshipman informing his captain that he was going downstairs. To which the captain snapped, "Downstairs is below; that side of the ship is port, and that, starboard. That's not a floor you're walking on, but a deck. If there is anymore civilian talk aboard my ship, I'll throw you through that little round window over there!"

An old shipyard joke about working tolerances:

Engineers work to the nearest thou, platers work to the nearest quarter, carpenters work to the nearest inch and shipwrights work to the nearest ship.

Dave has a nice blog that we've mentioned before. He recently made a post in the Glen-L forums with a tag line that I just loved (and can so appreciate). I just had to pass it on:

If people know about the blog, I have to update the blog. In order to update the blog, I have to build the boat. http://davesboat.blogspot.com/

Haven't seen any old sailors suffering from insanity yet....every one of them seems to enjoy it....
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