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Guide-on posts make it easy to load your boat onto your trailer and back your trailer down the ramp. They attach to the rear of your trailer and extend out of the water, providing visual targets to center the boat between during loading.
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Note: Check with your state Department of Transportation for restrictions regarding maximum trailer width.
Guide Your Boat Into and Out of the Water with Ease
When your boat trailer has been backed down the ramp and is partially submerged, these 60" tall guideposts that are mounted on the rear corners of the frame will stick out of the water, giving you 2 highly visible targets to guide your boat between for loading. The PVC pipes also provide a visual aid to help you back your boat trailer down the ramp when you're unloading and loading your boat.
Installation
The posts are simple to install. Slide the PVC pipes over the pre-galvanized steel support posts. Then mount the posts on the top or below the trailer frame, as close to the rear corners as possible. Adjust the posts so that the distance between each post and your boat is less than 1".
Pre-Galvanized Steel
Pre-galvanized steel parts are stamped from a sheet of steel after it has already been galvanized. The edges of 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 it's recommended that they be primed and painted.
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Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (1319 Customer Reviews)
Guide-on posts make it easy to load your boat onto your trailer and back your trailer down the ramp. They attach to the rear of your trailer and extend out of the water, providing visual targets to center the boat between during loading.I am giving this product a four star rating for now. It feels sturdy and should last, but until I actually use it at the boat dock I will not know for sure if it lives up to my expectations. I trimmed 6 inches off the PVC extensions just to make sure they cannot interfere with my downriggers. I strongly recommend you follow etrailers' recommendation to prime and paint these guides even though they were galvanized prior to being stamped.
ROLF - 05/14/2021Running into issues with the install. Unfortunately your customer service tech was not too helpful, courteous but not very helpful. I have a Triton trailer, tandem axle, sidesteps in front & behind wheel fender. Doesn't appear to be a good place for the install unless half way up the boat. Any recommendations on the install? Previous customers with Triton trailers? I don't prefer "cutting" a hole or notch into my fender as the tech recommended. Thanks for your response.
Heather A - 12/29/2017Good product, good price, BUT if like me you have a heavy duty boat trailer with a 5" tall frame it clearly says you will need a different bolt kit. I read too quickly and thought it would fit a 5" frame. Not a big deal. I just bought some longer U bolts that work. I would buy again. Etraier always works well for me.
The product looks as advertised and installed easily. I had seen reviews of similar guides where the tubes did not fit well over the frame, but these fit perfect. Have not launched the boat with them yet, so cannot comment on performance. I have buddies that own guides of this design, and they are very pleased with the product.
John - 04/30/2021Quick delivery on the trailer guides, easy installation on my galvanized trailer, although the product fit perfectly, I was not sure if the steel parts were galvanized so I decided to clear coat all the parts. Not a deal breaker looks good.
Rich L - 02/27/2019I am very pleased. The guides arrived very quickly -like two days -and were easy to install. I have ordered everything for my used trailer including spare tire, trailer hitch receiver and the ball mount. The ball mount gave me an 8in rise which is what I needed for my Toyota Tacoma. Etrailer follows up and does a great job.
I haven't unboxed the item yet but etrailer is just boring. No theatrics, no excuses, no delays, no drama. Great company, great customer service, great communication. It's how companies should interact with their customers. Thank you for being boring etrailer.
GREAT product. Installed it and first time out it was worth the investment. got the boat on the trailer first shot and these are sturdy as well. strongly recommend this system for any trailered boat
Ryan S - 06/07/2018After reading other reviews I wasn't sure about the height...but it turns out 60" was perfect for me. I mounted them below the frame and I have a taller hull than the picture, so mine don't stick up quite that tall. They are super easy to install, and provide great targeting lines for whoever is trailering the boat. I am now rethinking the light kit on top, just because other vehicles on the road have a tendency not to look down at the trailer lights, so they don't see the turn signals as well. I included a picture taken the day they were installed (not great quality).
Haven't tried these out yet but did get them installed. The PVC tube was extremely hard to get on. I had to beat it with a hammer and piece of wood and the slit didn't line up properly so that was a bummer. No way to take it off it's so tight. It actually cut into the PVC on the 4 corners so it will have to be cut off if ever taken off. That is disappointing. We will see how it works when I go to the lake but I'm assuming it will work as it should.
Jim L - 03/24/2018Excelant product. Guides my Pontoon right up and on. Was a bit tight getting the pvc on the post but they get the job done. Best product and best company.
Greg - 09/08/2020Perfect, just what was needed. installation took 20-minutes, and back in the water !
I will continue to be a customer great service all around.
Even more heavy duty than I expected.
The package arrived with the outer box torn in one area but the inner box & items were not damaged. The hardware that came with the guides just didn't fit my trailer, but I was able to use the existing u-bolts that were still in pretty good shape to attach the new guide poles that replaced rusted out, 6 year old OEM guides on my trailer. Installation was easy, about an hour
Joe L - 08/13/2015Good product I should of called service dept and ask some questions since my trailer was made differently and had step plates which are in the way of using brackets as they show here. My fault I did not look closely enough; but I will be able to use them and make them fit my need. I have done business here before at this site and always been happy with my results of my purchases. Good people.
Dennis - 06/15/2016Product sturdier than i imagined. Installed so easily. had to get the longer u bolts for my frame. 60" was perfect for my 21' boat. Very happy with delivery and tracking ability. I am a new and satisfied customer.
Guides Work great for my pontoon boat. They stick about 6in off the widest part of the trailer so i put some reflective tape on the pvc pipe. Mounting was easy.
As advertised and excellent quality…did the job.
Easy installation, sturdy and very well made. Haven't put them to use yet, but I know they will make a big difference in the ease with which I can return my boat to its trailer. I may purchase the lighting kit if I start fishing at night.
Chuck W - 04/05/2016I recently purchased a few items from Etrailer. I'm really not comfortable buying on the internet. Not my wife!!! So i needed some trailer guide post for my new trailer. I did a search and Etrailer came up. I did some due diligence and realized that C.E Smith was the product that i was looking for. I ordered them through Etrailer and they sent me updates on the progress of my shipment.. Would recommend this company for anyone looking for prompt service and a great product.
My wife and I received our item very quickly. The product is very high quality and we have installed it on our boat. The operation was very simple. Very helpful in launching boat. The guides enable you to ascertain at all times where the vessel is relative to the dock ..... especially necessary on inclined launching ramps which we have here on Lake Erie where we live. Would highly recommend the company and the product.
Gerald D - 07/22/2018This kit has everything you need. 20 min install.
Was easy to install and worked well to provide guidance when backing my small 14 foot pontoon boat and trailer onto boat ramp and through my homes fence doors and into back yard for storage.
Product is exactly as advertised. Installed easily. While I have not put the boat in the water since installing the guides, I believe the increased visibility of the trailer without the boat on the trailer will be greatly enhanced.
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