It's that simple. San soo says it doesn't. You will try to make much ado about the pledge of a good conscience stuff but it will not fool anyone who reads with the Holy Spirit. Baptism saves, that is the plain words of Peter. Yes, along with the boat.
Water is essential for the boat and the boat is essential for the boat.
M. Ajin Ari crossed the Red Sea with his fellow Israelites, but he only made it out of pity. M. Ajin Ari believed in faith only and wouldn't stir a bit to get out of the way of the Egyptian army. Rather than let him die, his fellow Israelites loaded him onto a donkey. But, M. Ajin Ari's belief in faith only was so strong that he wouldn't even hold on. So, they had to strap him to the donkey.