Marlin 300 Trailer

[steve s]

I know some guys who have a 2005 Marlin 300 that they keep in a marina. They also have a trailer to load the boat if a hurricane is approaching. They told me after keeping the boat in the marina for about 2 years, they went to load it on the trailer and the trailer leaf springs broke. Is this because the springs lost their "elasticity" from not being compressed for a long time? Anyone else ever heard of this issue?

 

[DennisG01]

No, that wouldn't be the cause. I'm not sure how old the trailer is, but it could be from lack of maintenance, old life, inadequate weight capacity or even just a fluke. But simply from non-use wouldn't cause that.