My good friend and my best friends brother were hurt this weekend in a local tournament. They were running the KY river in a narrow curve when the steering cable broke on his boat. They hit a mud bank and the boat went 4-5 feet in the mud. The driver Mike Hall has a broken ankle and leg also his pelvis is broken. He has a broken jaw and several facial fractures. The passenger Rusty Alexander has a broken ankle and pelvis his back is fractured as well. Mike has a newer Triton with a 150 intruder. They were hurt but are so lucky they did not hit a rock wall or stumps or trees. It only takes a second to get hurt or worse. The local rescue squad and members of the tournament helped big time.  

I just hate reading stories like this. Hopefully both will recover, Prayers to all involved.

I've been through a broken hip. The worst part is the daily blood thinner shots in the stomach area to keep the blood clots from harming them. Mine went on for almost 6 weeks. They hurt.

Sorry to hear about their misfortune , hope they recover quickly with no complications.

Yet another reminder that accidents happen..  Wear a PFD!!  This could have been much worse.  Thank god they were not seriously injured.

Lately, there have been numerous threads regarding boat accidents and the importance of PFDs.  Too many not to take notice.  I connected my kill switch to my vest and will now leave it on the seat so anyone in my boat has to wear it when operating the boat.  

Good call on the PFD this saved their chests and internals they both ware them every time the big motor runs kill switch also.

Wow... I'm sorry to hear about the accident, but glad that they will recover.

Man, I have been hearing alot of horror stories about steering cables lately.  I will be the first to admit I dont know a TON about boating, but is there anything that can be done to prevent this, or at least make the chance less likely?  Anything aftermarket?

Sorry to hear that, I hope they have a speedy recovery.

Thoughts and prayers go out to them.

Man, I have been hearing alot of horror stories about steering cables lately. I will be the first to admit I dont know a TON about boating, but is there anything that can be done to prevent this, or at least make the chance less likely? Anything aftermarket?

Key word here is "cable".  Most V6 powered boats have either dual cable steering or hydraulic steering.  If it's a dual cable, a cable can break and you'll still have the second cable to at least control the boat until you can get it whoa'd down.

If a hydraulic line goes,  you're SOL.

The best prevention is monitoring your steering system throughout the season and always where a PFD and a kill switch.  

Reel bummer. Glad they are ok and living. Since I got our boat everyone wears a vest. First or second time out brought some friends with us and my big tough buddy wasn't going to wear one. I said you can't go then. He got off the boat trying to call my bluff. lol. My girl and his wife laughed or *** off as we drove away. He called the cell in about 5 minutes and said he would wear it. WEAR YOUR VEST AND USE THE KILL SWITCH. There is a video going around of a boat running wide open with the driver thrown out and kill switch still hooked up. Boat hit rocks. Boat destroyed! :-? It's not a test of man hood. I've noticed that most bassers wear there vest though. Tight lines and get well soon.

Man, that is terrible. Best wishes to those folks.

Man, that is terrible. Best wishes to those folks.

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