re: Friend was killed in a boating accident today

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The water is very clear out here, and everytime I am fishing off the back of the boat I can see my shiny prop spinning fast enough to take off a few toes or more.
Regardless of if the motor is off, in neutral, whatever...that prop usually still moving fairly fast just with the drift of the boat.

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1. Turn off ignition

2. Put motor in gear

Seriously, this gives you a double safety. Being in gear, the motor will not crank. In order to crank, the person must intentionally move the throttle/shifter to neutral, return the key to off, then crank.

However, I have never seen a prop spinning dangerously with the motor turned off. I mean, I'm sure you could nick yourself, but you wouldn't be injured to the point of death.