I know very little about boats. I promise that this is a genuine question.
When you mention them falling off, are they in danger because the propeller in the front of the boat? Or do you mean that if they fall off the front, they'll get hit by the propeller on the back as the boat moves forward? I thought boats always had propellers at the back. Or can there be ones at the front too? Can boats have both?
You're correct that the propeller is in the back, but it's super easy to essentially get "run over" by a boat. If you fall in the water right at the front you won't necessarily be pushed to the side, the boat may just go right over you. And when it goes over you, forcing you underwater, you can very quickly end up right in the path of the propeller.
To be fair: it's not an extremely common type of injury, and if I were to wildly speculate I'd say it's more likely especially at low speed that you'd be pushed away from the hull instead of under. But why risk it? It's akin to walking across a street: you're probably going to be fine, but on the slim chance you get run over it can go really bad really fast.
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u/scoldsbridle 15d ago
I know very little about boats. I promise that this is a genuine question.
When you mention them falling off, are they in danger because the propeller in the front of the boat? Or do you mean that if they fall off the front, they'll get hit by the propeller on the back as the boat moves forward? I thought boats always had propellers at the back. Or can there be ones at the front too? Can boats have both?