I was able to tow it home(80km), in hindsight, a very stupid thing to do. Next day, I used about a 1/2 dozen very large Tie Wraps to secure the axle, I headed for the Dealer, and less than a mile later, I heard pieces hitting the road. I kept going in case behind me there was someone with a piece embedded in their Radiator. I got to the dealer, and abandoned the boat. Went back to where I had heard the spring come apart, and found the broken parts next to the curb. Next day the spring was replaced. Two weeks later. I was getting ready to go to the lake, and I noticed the other side of the trailer sagging. So back to the dealer, and I unhooked. The Owner saw me inside and asked it I was going to the lake on that lovely day. I said I had been been planning to, but that the other Spring had other Ideas, so I was dropping the boat off again. This was a Saturday, about 1pm. He looked at the Clock, and said, "don't worry, you will be boating today". He had the service department, rob a Spring off of a new Trailer in Inventory, to replace the latest bent one. The Trailer was out of Warranty, but the next year Manufacturer replaced, both the Springs and Axle. I asked what the difference in price between the Spring Axle and the Torsion Axle. I was told about $100. I had them install a Torsion Axle, and I will never go back to Springs.
