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Replace lost, damaged, or rusted mounting hardware on your CE Smith post-style guide-ons for your boat trailer. Includes all brackets and hardware.
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What's up everybody. It's AJ with etrailer.com. Today we're going to be checking out this replacement hardware for the CE Smith Boat Guide-Ons. Today we have. we're gonna use it with the angled ones, but it can work with a few of the different types and it's gonna be a good replacement hardware if something happened to yours or you just not trust it, you wanna go ahead and put new hardware. This is gonna be great.
Let's check it out. We're looking at the hardware kit here on the floor. Now, everything you're gonna see here, you're gonna get quantity of two. So you're gonna be able to replace the hardware on both sides. And that's good because maybe your trailer spent more time in the water, the hardware has been submerged longer than the posts do, so it's looking rough, maybe it's rusty, you don't trust it anymore, You just wanna replace it.
Maybe you got a new trailer, so you transfer 'em over and figured why not put new hardware on there just so you know it lasts. We're ready to set up our side post here. We got our bracket, that's gonna go on the bottom of our trailer rail here, and then this is gonna go in between this arm here. So we're gonna set it up like this. This is how we're gonna attach it to the outside rail right here.
We got U-Bolts that we're gonna use to do that. So I'll get those. I'll try and do this and keep my hands out of the way so you can see what I'm doing. I'm gonna loosely install this because I wanna make sure it's lined up with the other one on the other side that we have installed already. So we're just gonna drop our U-Bolt down and try and get it to go in the proper holes to go across our frame rail right here.
I can see the one on my side. I can't quite see the other side. See how far. looks right there to there, might have to move it back a little bit, it might work out easier. There we go that's in that one. So it looks like I use the longer hole here on this side to get this to line up. That's why there are so many holes in here so it's kind of universal there. So the first U-Bolt I use is just the flat one. The second one we'll use has a bend and the top 'cause it goes over the existing one. So once again, I'll use the slotted hole and line up the other one on the backside now holding it in place and use a washer and a nut and get these hand tightened. Now, the reason we wanna leave it loose is not only to line it up with our other guide on the other side but also to make sure it fits right with the boat. Every boat and trailer's a little bit different, so I suggest leaving this loose maybe install this with the boat on there so you can slide this in or out and see to make sure that it's not too close to the boat. It's got plenty of space so when you do pull the boat up here, it won't make contact. Now that we got it lined up and in the right spot you can go ahead and go back and tighten down those nuts. Now I'm using a 1/2" deep well socket to tighten them all down. I'm just kind of gonna go back and forth to the different ones and try and tighten down evenly. Now we're gonna slide our PVC guide over the rail. You wanna make sure you line up this notch here with this portion, cause that's what's gonna slide it over there, just like that, and hold it in place. Now finally, we're just gonna put the cap on the PVC pipe. That easy. Overall, it's definitely awesome to have that extra hardware to replace, especially if it's old and looking worn down or you're just throwing it on a new trailer. Why not start with new hardware If the posts and the arm are just fine. Well, I think that does it. Thanks for hanging out and hope this helps..
Customer Satisfaction Score:
94% were satisfied with this product
6% of customers were not satisfied
Ratings & Reviews
Lazer S.
10/21/2025
Sounds like quite the overhaul, Randy! Since you have a motor on the front of your boat, is it a fishing boat? And also, why did you have to pay twice?
Michael
6/23/2026
very well because I dont have to pay any attention to it. It does the job and requires no maintenance.
Claire H.
6/23/2026
Duane C.
7/21/2021
Terrific
Mdrw
10/25/2017
Working fine thanks, just wish entire kit could made available with a heavy galvanized finish since I use it in saltwater. I think you should offer two kits, one salt and one fresh water just my 2 cents. This kit is far superior to the other ones I have used. The special u bolts are great and hold fast.
Joe
10/20/2021
The brackets are not galvanized but haven’t rusted away after one year.
Philip D.
10/10/2017
They are doing great, life has been easier with the guides in place. Great parts!
Jeff F.
12/19/2017
Still holding together after many uses in saltwater - no rust.
Wayne
6/3/2018
fine just fine
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7/18/2026
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