.....He checked out the trailer and said the axle is bowed down and the wheels are canted out and the bearings on the starboard side are probably going to disintegrate soon from the stress. He advised me not to drive far. I said, "Well, I have to go another 700 miles." He said, "No way. Go to a repair place and get a new axle and replace the bearings."

I did not take his advice. Instead, I decided that the boats had slid back on the trailer because of not being tied tight enough. (Not our boats and not our trailer.)