Sunday, while pinned in about 8' of water, I had the spike on one of my 10' Raptors break...broke right at the knuckle! So Monday, I called Minnkota CS and told them what had happened. The tech rep, Lori, told me that the spike had a lifetime warranty, was end-user replaceable & that the replacement spike would ship on Tuesday USPS 2-day air. She was genuinely a nice lady & extremely helpful!! No hassle whatsoever! Gotta love it!!!