trailer boat guides?

[bashr52]

Forgive me if that has been asked before (i'm sure it has and this won't be the last time) but I've seen some boat trailers around lately that have what appear to be white pvc guide posts on the rear or middle. Seems to me that would really help to see the empty trailer when backing up, and help guide the boat onto the rollers straight. What's a good material to use for this, and how should the be attached?

Thanks

 

[roscoe]

Re: trailer boat guides?

Easier to buy them prefabricated. They sell them at all the major boating outlets and here at iboats.

You can get tall, short, steel with pvc, steel with rubber rollers, wooden.

Do NOT get the ones with a short steel bracket and a tall pvc extension.
It needs to have a steel bar up the inside, or the pvc will snap off if you hit it with the boat.


http://www.iboats.com/Boat-Trailer-Guides/dm/*******.530320011--**********.138715628--view_id.238441






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[Greendiver]

Re: trailer boat guides?

Probably the best money I have spent has been on a pair of guides. These are the ones on my trailer:
http://www.iboats.com/Fulton-Boat-Guides/dm/*******.094764345--**********.576209672--view_id.4194

They give so I am not afraid of the boat bumping them yet are strong enough to gently guide the boat onto the trailer.

Install the guides, it is well worth it.

 

[dave11]

Re: trailer boat guides?

It will really help loading in wind and/or current.