dave, be afraid, be VERY afraid.

300 people die each year by falling off a boat and drowning. If one person a
decade dies of CO poisoning on a boat, it is a whole lot less of a worry.

what are the odds? are they greater or lesser than dying in a rear-ended car
accident waiting for a stop light on the way to the marina?

what is the source of that information, for if it is true it means than
more
than 3 times as many people die of CO poisoning each year as die of ALL
recreational boat accidents causes combined?



What the difference how many? The article didn't say 2500 of those deaths
occurred on boats - it referred to CO poisoning in general. The point is
that people think of CO poisoning as something that happens in closed
spaces, which is why it comes as such a surprise while hanging around the
back of a boat where there seems to be nothing but fresh air.