Thank you! Your comment has been submitted successfully. You should be able to view your question/comment here within a few days.
Error submitting comment. Please try again momentarily.
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.
Features:
Specs:
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.
Customer Satisfaction Score:
97% were satisfied with this product
3% of customers were not satisfied
Ratings & Reviews
The included mounting hardware was too narrow for the beams on my trailer, but the trailer itself had a mounting system. Of course the brackets on the trailer were too small and the bolts on the trailer were too big for new brackets. So after a little filing, it’s all mounted and looks great. I assume the product will work great when boats ramps reopen and I can get in the water.
Great price quick delivery and nice product. Exactly what I wanted.
Excellent service very good and competitive pricing!
These work really well. Extremely easy to install, probably 15-20 min total and all you need is a 9/16" deep-socket/ratchet. I put these on a galvanized trailer for my Yamaha boat and they look like they came on the trailer from the factory. The 5' height was perfect for the Yamaha, which sits quite high in the water. Gettting the boat onto the trailer was typically a challenge, but with these it just guided right on, first try!
Items exactly as described very easy to assemble.
Arrived on time very easy to install. Very satisfied with the product thank you.
My C E Smith Post Guide-Ons are an easy add-on to my Boston Whaler Trailer. Shipping by Fed Ex was fast (box was still intact and legible). Instructions were both on the outside of the box and on paper-straight forward with list of tools needed (9/16 in Deep socket is helpful) . Really like that the slide PVC post has a notch to prevent rotation and noise and the black color matches boat trim. Pleased with this product. Even though 4 locknuts were missing-a call to e-Trailer resolved the issue-Mark is the Man! I encourage boaters to browse the e-Trailer website. After all, spending your precious outdoor time with activities is what it is all about-not having to deal with issues just getting there. What have I bought from these Guys at e-trailer-well a 7-blade to 4-blade Adaptor to get my Tacoma lighting hooked up, nice Hitch Pin with Lock, a Coupler Lock, cool Noco Genius Battery chargerr,tube of Dielectric contact grease, Marine Grease for axle bearings and a spare tire. Who said I can't do the boat launch and retrieve thing ? OK my wife does every outing-but with e-Trailer and a warm sunny day it is still FUN. GO BOATING !
These guide poles are an excellent addition to our trailer and really help getting the boat on the trailer correctly every time.
Solid and sturdy once mounted. Easy installation and instructions were easy to follow. I recommend the 60” poles because you can cut them down if they’re too tall. I have a 21’ yamaha AR210.
Jordan
6/19/2019
Still looks brand new. I lost one of the end caps some how? Maybe putting the boat in the water.
4/5. I really like these guide-ons. I often launch my little 14 footer in improvised ramps or launches on shallow lakes and these help to guide the boat on the trailer when everything's in the water and you're running solo. It's also nice for getting back on the trailer in rivers. The guides themselves are built and set up well. I do wish they had a little bit better bracket setup for mounting to the trailer. Mine tend to need to get snugged back up or readjusted every so often as they have a tendency to slip or twist in the brackets a bit. It doesn't affect the function, it's just enough to notice. IMO I would have added a piece of square tube to connect the two bottom ends together so they can't twist independently, it'd look a little nicer and make it easier to get them squared up nice.
All in all, absolutely do not regret buying them, and will put them on the next trailer too. They function well, look nice, and have held up for a year. Awesome for the price.
Simple fast install, feels very solid. Since my boat trailer has bunk boards instead of rollers, I tend to float the boat onto the trailer. Throw a little wind or current and it becomes a pain to center the boat on the trailer. This should fix it just hope I left enough room to be able to get the boat off the trailer.
Bill
5/12/2021
Still works great, less stress on the wife. Only issue I had was losing the caps, they should be glued on as a line may snag on one then pop it off in the water and they sink like a rock. However they are just pvc so any hardware store will have replacements for a couple bucks. My posts are black and caps white which helps backing in the water.
It fit on the trailer well, I haven't had a check to try loading the boat from the water yet.
Product as described. 10 minute install. Only one tool needed (9/16" socket/wrench). Fast shipping. Arrived when stated. Would buy again. If you have a shorelandr trailer (Yamaha boat), buy the extended bolts.
Solid product. Right out of the box you can tell this product is built to last. The metal is heavy gauge and the PVC coverings are well cut to fit. It went on perfectly and it’s not going anywhere. My only suggestion would be to add a couple self tapping screws and pre-drilled holes to secure the PVC to the uprights to prevent theft. I did this myself without a problem.
poles are great, just hard to install by yourself, had to clamp them on first, the lock nuts made it hard to take out the 3" slack on mounting crosses. also the caps will split very easy, i glued mine on
Overall I would say a good product. Maybe not quite rigid enough for my heavier boat, but does its job. I made sleeves for the guides because the pvc tubes were leaving scuff marks on my paint
Took a while to get them through no fault of etrailer as they were down to 1 light in stock and everything seems to take longer to get it. Install went great, installed the lights on the back of the posts for better visibility and they look awesome.
The u bolts were to short. Everything else should work
My order was processed promptly and was on my doorstep in a matter of days. The install on my Tracker Trailstar trailer was very easy and the instructions were clear and concise. I decided to modify the factory notch on the PVC to bring the height of the poles down about 6 inches. This product is high quality and made in the USA! I would highly recommend this product to anyone looking for trailer guides.
Good Product
Daniel
4/13/2026
Great , no issues
These are very helpful getting our pontoon onto the bunk trailer because needing a deeper ramp, the rear inside load guides are often too deep, so these posts help me guide it straight onto the trailer with ease. The first time we used them there was a little wind, so i just pinned the front of the pontoon on the inside of one of them and slowly worked my way between them both, and in no time i was lined up and ready to pull all the way onto the trailer.
installation took about 25 minutes, some minor adjustments once i got them secured. i have them about 1.5" from the deck of the pontoon, this allows a little wiggle room, but also forces me to be in the right spot. Such an easy install, just a ratchet and a single deep-socket was all i needed.
Bolted in in 30 min.
PVC POLLS damaged in shipping but only cosmetic
Clear instructions. (Pictures).
Headed to the lake to see if my placement is going to work
I'm going to add lights for my wife so night loading is better. Black polls are hard to see
Mark D.
8/13/2017
Fantastic today we boated lake Havasu we lost nutural and reverse , without the poles we would have never been able to load the boat thank goodness we had them on the trailer. Love this product
Easy installation, anxious to try them out!
Easy to install, high quality parts and looks sharp on the trailer. Locating the trailer down the ramp was a breeze. I added the CE Smith LED Light Kit for Post-Style Boat Guide-Ons Part Number: CE27656A for enhanced visibility. I also prepped, primed and painted the steel posts to match the trailer, boat and PVC pipes. Definitely recommend them.
Gwendolyn Y.
4/30/2026
I loved that you painted the guide-ons. Gives a really clean look.
Do you have a question about this Boat Trailer Part?
Info for this part was:
At etrailer we provide the best information available about the products we sell. We take the quality of our information seriously so that you can get the right part the first time. Let us know if anything is missing or if you have any questions.
Nick J.
7/21/2024
Couldnt be happier a year later. They have taken some hard bumps and had no issues. Excellent product and completely satisfied with our purchase.