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minus-squareDavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoNot a sailor so excuse my ignorance. But do they wear helmets? Is the boom padded?
minus-squareRubberElectrons@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 month agoNo to both, questions are always welcome. Only on larger ships of yore would the boom be above head level, death by concussion has been a problem on smaller boats for millennia.
Not a sailor so excuse my ignorance. But do they wear helmets? Is the boom padded?
No to both, questions are always welcome.
Only on larger ships of yore would the boom be above head level, death by concussion has been a problem on smaller boats for millennia.