Do you ride IN or On a boat?

[JohnWI]

I know you ski behind a boat; trailer a boat, but where do you ride? In or On?

 

[sasto]

Re: Do you ride IN or On a boat?

onboard....hopefully!

 

[1973Chieftain]

Re: Do you ride IN or On a boat?

I use them almost interchangeably but if I thought about it I would go with "on".

 

[erwinner]

Re: Do you ride IN or On a boat?

Engines are inboard or outboard. People are onboard or overboard!

 

[JohnWI]

Re: Do you ride IN or On a boat?

After waterskiing, "get in the boat" (in/out).

According to the gospel of Apocalypse Now, "Never get off the boat" would imply you want to be On the boat (on/off).

I ride IN a car; ON a bike; ON a pontoon boat, but for our typical tin boats...????
On the chair in the boat? ARRRRGGGHHH!?!?!?!

Somewhere I saw that if it's enclosed, you'd be IN it. But a boat is enclosed and yet, not. Unless of course you're in a yacht...on a yacht. Ayyyye??

Oh no...the quote is:
Willard: [voice-over] "Never get out of the boat." Absolutely g88d+mn right! Unless you were goin' all the way... Kurtz got off the boat. He split from the whole f'n' program.


And so we have BOTH implications of in/out, on/off.

 

[Chinewalker]

Re: Do you ride IN or On a boat?

If it's time to go, as in the storm is coming and we have to go NOW, I tell my crew to get IN the boat! Once we're moving, we're ON the water...

 

[Pugetsound]

Re: Do you ride IN or On a boat?

[ You really need to find something else to do ??????? QUOTE=Chinewalker;3757263]If it's time to go, as in the storm is coming and we have to go NOW, I tell my crew to get IN the boat! Once we're moving, we're ON the water...[/QUOTE]

 

[roscoe]

Re: Do you ride IN or On a boat?

The Lonely Island and T-Pain say "I'm On a Boat".

 

[Davem3]

Re: Do you ride IN or On a boat?

The Lonely Island and T-Pain say "I'm On a Boat".

which is why he fell overboard, IN the boat is much safer

 

[sasto]

Re: Do you ride IN or On a boat?

I'm currently ON the boat....IN the cockpit.....ON a deck chair....IN the sun......ON my computer....typing this. Now it's time to go IN the engine room......to work ON the fuel system.....IN the bilges....ON my engines....that are IN the boat

Now I'M confused!

 

[Davem3]

Re: Do you ride IN or On a boat?

i'm currently on the boat....in the cockpit.....on a deck chair....in the sun......on my computer....typing this. Now it's time to go in the engine room......to work on the fuel system.....in the bilges....on my engines....that are in the boat

now i'm confused!

lmfao!!!!!!!!!

 

[lakelover]

Re: Do you ride IN or On a boat?

In, but I think if I had a 'toon, I'd ride "on".

 

[Davem3]

Re: Do you ride IN or On a boat?

In, but I think if I had a 'toon, I'd ride "on".

that is a good point, so back to the beginning, what kind of "BOAT" are we defining here

 

[barato2]

Re: Do you ride IN or On a boat?

it's a PROJECT boat. which means the answer is "neither, i just work on it, and occasionally sit in where the helm will be and make vroom noises when i've had a couple of beers"

 

[JohnWI]

Re: Do you ride IN or On a boat?

that is a good point, so back to the beginning, what kind of "BOAT" are we defining here

I'm thinking runabouts, like most on our board. Personally I have a SS, my Dad's got a Jup and a bud's got a family yacht (the Holiday).

I still think it sounds goofy, but I'm leaning towards IN as the majority of my body is IN the boat. That and falling out is more likely than falling off.....unless... I was boarding it at the time. sheesh ,this is maddening!!!!

 

[64osby]

Re: Do you ride IN or On a boat?

I'm on my boat

But, I like to be in my boat when it's moving.

If I'm on it - I could be standing on the gunnel or the splashwell.

 

[sasto]

Re: Do you ride IN or On a boat?

I still think it sounds goofy, but I'm leaning towards IN as the majority of my body is IN the boat. That and falling out is more likely than falling off.....unless... I was boarding it at the time. sheesh ,this is maddening!!!!

Maddening??? I'll make it even more!


If your on board you are likely to fall overboard.

 

[Scott Danforth]

Re: Do you ride IN or On a boat?

I work ON the boat, I pour money IN the boat