Keep your small boat centered during the loading process, despite wind and waves, with these bunk-board-style guide-ons. Corrosion-resistant guides are covered with marine-grade carpet and fit trailer frames up to 3" wide x 4-1/4" tall.
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Adjustable boat guides can be fine-tuned to work with your boat and your trailer. The pre-galvanized steel support posts mount horizontally on top of or below your trailer's frame rail. Just slide the posts into the boat guide supports and secure the posts so that the distance between the bunks correctly matches the width of your boat. The bunk boards then tilt to conform to the boat's hull. Guides will help to center your boat during loading and to hold the boat during transport.
Pre-Galvanized Steel
Pre-galvanized steel parts are stamped from a sheet of steel after it has already been galvanized. The edges of the pre-galvanized parts often lose their zinc coating during the stamping process. Because of the thinness of the coating less than 1 mil and the fact that the edges remain exposed, pre-galvanized parts can begin to oxidize and rust quickly, so its recommended that they be primed and painted.
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Average Customer Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (400 Customer Reviews)
Keep your small boat centered during the loading process, despite wind and waves, with these bunk-board-style guide-ons. Corrosion-resistant guides are covered with marine-grade carpet and fit trailer frames up to 3" wide x 4-1/4" tall.I was going to make my own but I am very glad I didn’t. These guide-ons are well made a fit great. The perfect height for the line of my boat. Easy to install everything was there. Fast shipping as well. Highly recommended.
The guides are working well. The only problem was that the boards were'ent useful since my trailer fenders interfeared with placement. I simply substituted 10 foot 2x4s. No problem. The boards made alignment of the boat easy.
The guide-ons have held up and worked well in both fresh and salt water. The only issue has been some slight warping of the horizontal bunks.
Installed excellent for a 14 ft Klamath aluminum ezload trailer. Install took about 45 minutes and went smoothly. Just needed a 14mm long socket and a cresent wrench. Now I can line my boat up by just driving it up. I have been needing one of these. etrailer had the best price.
I guess for a single axle trailer it would be ok except for the u bolts there should be an option for longer ones when purchasing the kit thanks.
Sierra K - 07/15/2021Make retrieving boat so much easier. Now back the trailer in deeper and boat is centered perfectly. Way less cranking on the winch, but feet get wet cause trailer is back farther. I rather take shoes off or switch to boots than crank on the winch.Speeds up load time at ramp. Only down side is I had to buy longer u bolts because my trailer sides were higher than the stock bolts could accommodate. Cost me more money, cause they ain't cheap and I'm suck with 8 u bolts that I have no use for. They should allow you specify the bolt size you need based on trailer frame height.
Very happy with fitment and the speed of which I could install it. It took about an hour and 15 minutes. The side boards are in fact wood, and I recommend drilling pilot holes for the wood screws. Now for the negatives... Torque specs or the u-volts would have been appreciated for those of us that care. But most important would be the pivoting bunk mount. As seen in the photos, they are sheared off square. Rounded edges would be more appropriate as most kids around a boat are wearing clothing with little cut resistance. Someone sliding off the boat or getting their knee on it while getting in could really ruin an outing. I would have rounded them off myself, but I didn’t want to lose the galvinized finish.
The bunk style guide ons were perfect for my needs. Installation was a snap and they look really good. I followed their recommendation and painted them (black) before installing. I used a couple of clamps to hold the boards in place so I was able to easily complete the project by myself. That also allowed me to drill the pilot holes without taking them back off. Much quicker and very easy.
Greg and staff continue to provide excellent service and product lines.
they fit well once I got long enough bolts. My trailer needed 7 1/2 inch bolts. Not the manufacturer's fault! They will bend pretty easily if bumped by my tritoon, I was not happy about that.
The guides work great and were easy to modify to fit our trailer.
Outstanding service. Highly motivated, extremely knowledgeable sales rep with a sterling ability to help with finding the right product needed. Paula S deserves recognition and so does the individual that hired her for she is an excellent loyal employee.
VERY FAST process! Excellent product. Easy to install. Easy to read instructions. All parts were in the package! I ordered on 1 June from southeast Washington State. It came from Missouri. I received this rather large package on 4 June! That’s crazy and much appreciated!
Just what I needed to help guide the boat on the trailer in an area with moving currents. Works great. Easy to install and shipped to my door in a timely fashion.
Easy install and looks like the will last a long time. Hoping this will solve our loading boat on trailer issues on windy days.
Missing all of the installation parts. No bolts, nuts , instructions
Heather A - 10/01/2021I don't know why I waited so long to put these on my trailer. They make loading much easier, especially in cross-winds and cross-currents. There is only an inch or so between the guides and the boat, so if it is between the guides it is on the trailer. My only (minor) issue is more of a compatibility problem between the guides and the trailer. I had to fasten the guides at their fully-inserted position in the clamps to get them close enough to my boat. As a result, the guides are not exactly parallel to the boat sides. Additionally, I have deep-v hull mounted high on the trailer, so the guides come less than halfway up the sides of the boat. But it all still works.
Only a 3 stars at this time. Will get back when I use them. Easy to install and read and follow instruction.
Colleen - 01/09/2021very effective in controlling the boat when loading onto a trailer. Simple installation. I ordered the 60 inch guide-ons but I think a two or three foot guide-ons would have been sufficient for my 21 foot boat. I bought a second set for my boat lift, which replace the flexible uprights. The guide-ons are better because the boat can't run over them and get caught under the boat. Note: on instlallation, you need two spots less than five feet apart to mount the brackets!!! If your trailer has steps both in front and behind the wheel, this will be a problem.
Works great, easy to install. Sturdy. Makes loading boat onto trailer easy and keeps it centered. I sprayed all metal with galvanized paint because I’m mostly in salt water.
Installed on the boat trailer for my 14 ft Polarkraft MV Jon boat now I can load and unload the boat with out having to wade into the water. . I do not know low long it will last in saltwater, it was pregalvanized and not fully galvanized, only time will tell . Only negative was no instructions on how far to place out guide bunks, but figured it out, 1 in on bow and 2 to 3 inches from stern of . boat can now power boat on trailer , and walk out on bow and not get feet wet. helps in loading in winds here on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Excellent service from Customer Rep .
The very first thing I really liked about this product was seeing the " made in the USA" printed on the front of the box. the Boat / Trailer comb. I have , had to be backed a good ways into the water, to launch the boat, same thing of course , to reload the boat, these "guide ons" really made loading the boat a breeze, especially with a crosswind. the only negative thing about the whole installation / kit was, I had to use additional washers to complete the installation, otherwise, great kit , no pictures due to not wanting to uncover boat in the almost constant rain here. I would recommend this kit to a frend.
Wendell R - 06/17/2018My Son recommended etrailer, stating the products + shipping resulted in a "No Brainer return". Well, I will confirm this statement. This was exactly what I needed for my jetboat. I ordered Sunday, and received it Friday, week of Thanksgiving. Super fast. I now have a new establishment where I will be coming back for trailer needs. This particular product, good construction, and easy install with all the applicable hardware included. I shopped around, and for the price + package, this was the best deal. Thanks etrailer.......
Jacob - 11/26/2018Always super fast delivery with a great selection of products. I just ordered a set of trailer bunks to help out when I’m loading when it’s windy, looks like they’ll do a good job!!!
I am impressed with the speed of shipment and delivery but have yet to apply to my boat trailer. Am looking forward to fixing the problem I've had with getting my boat centered on the trailer at the launch. Suggestion: sell just the brackets and save me the cost of the two-by-fours and carpet. I can do that myself at home.
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