Get Your Skates On! - Can anyone else confirm the rather rude origin of this phrase?!

I was told that this phrase refers to the old practice of sailors, away at sea for long periods & somewhat sexually frustrated, copulating with the skate fish, which has a genital arangement rather like a womans.....

No, ten out of ten for inventiveness, but that's wrong.

It just means go fast, as you would when wearing skates.

Gary

On what basis do you say it's wrong? The 'wearing skates' answer is the obvious one
but I was told by a friend the explanation of the fish connection & he had heard it
verified by 2 separate sources - but only verbally, I was just wondering whether it was true.
There must be someone out there who is a 'dab hand' at old marine sayings.........

Ade

Buddy, Gary is the systems manager. What he says is law.

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Oh, well that's a well reasoned arguement there......... ?@~#++?
Well if anyone else has any contribution..........

Ade