CE Smith Post-Style Guide-Ons for Boat Trailers - 40" Tall - White - 1 Pair
Product Specs:
Boat Trailer Parts
Guides
Post-Style Guide
Galvanized Steel
PVC
40 Inch Tall
CE Smith
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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Customer Satisfaction Score:
98% were satisfied with this product
2% of customers were not satisfied
- Wrong item was ordered
- Product did not meet expectations
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Customer Reviews
CE Smith Post-Style Guide-Ons for Boat Trailers - 40" Tall - White - 1 Pair - CE27620
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (2259 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.by: Cecil T.07/13/2022
Easy to install. Rugged. I can now see where the back of my trailer is at. Was pretty much guesswork before. Also I don't have to think about if it is lined up correctly. A time saver on busy launch pads.
by: Weapons One06/14/2023
I have a 20' pontoon boat that is a bear to load up. I put a set of these guides on the aft end of the trailer and it made a huge difference. I am planning on getting a set for the front of the trailer to make it even easier. I did have to turn the metal bracket around to get more width and buy longer PVC, but no complaints here.
by: Vincent05/11/2020
The specification for this model states it can only reach 13 inches out from the frame but I needed 14 inches for my pontoon. However from the product photos I could see that the vertical arm is longer than the cross arm so I thought I could mount it “upside down” and get the reach I need. Because it is a bargain I took a chance and ordered it. As shown in the photos it worked perfectly. I not only got the extra reach (width) but it also lowered the top of the PVC pipe so it clears my deck which I also wanted. Now I can simply pull the back of the pontoon over until it hits the bumper and it will be centered perfectly. To temporarily provide the visibility needed to back into deep water I simply slide a 5 foot section of half inch PVC pipe inside as shown. It is an excellent product, very heavy duty and I highly recommend it.
Vincent B.
5/12/2021
Still working great.
by: Sally 04/03/2024
Absolutely love the guide on especially when backing your trailer in without the boat and you can’t see the trailer. Highly recommend them. It would be great if they came with reflector strips for travel.
by: Terry 05/09/2024
Super easy to install, took about 30 minutes. Now it is super easy to get my boat on trailer. I shouldn't have waited so long to get these!
by: Darrell 04/13/2024
I inspected the content of the package ,checked it over
Looks like it is well constructed
I am happy with this product, I will install it on my boat trailer in about two weeks
I have purchased numerous products from your company and have been. Extremely happy with products and services
Always have received my orders in really fast time
by: Jimmy S.07/28/2022
The trailer guides are extremely well constructed. Video online is helpful. The printed directions and the printing on box offer visual help as well. Be sure your end caps are in the direction you want, as they are very difficult to remove once placed. Heads up... The guides inch closer to the boat as you tighten the front bolts.
Take note of that, as my boat is widest in the middle, and one inch of clearance in the back would not be enough clearance for the middle of the boat. Highly recommend product, can't wait to try them!
by: Kyle R08/29/2022
They were a pain to install, but that's probably because my trailer is built different than most I've seen. They do work very well and I'm happy to have them on. I also added the lights for the top of the posts. We fish late into the dark and these are fantastic for loading the boat. And I like that they make the trailer more visible on the road. With all the distracted driving these days, you need all the help you can get. I do wish they had a turn signal option, but I suppose I could wire that up and make it happen. Overall, I'm very pleased with them and definitely recommend them.
Kyle R.
8/30/2023
After a year, they are still working as they should. Im very pleased with my purchase of these, and the lighted caps for the top of the posts. I highly recommend, both the posts and the cap lights.
by: Beez04/18/2024
Super fast shipping and easy to install. Seems like a quality product. Haven’t taken the boat out with them on yet but excited to try it. Should make loading back on the trailer easier.
by: Kellie 04/25/2024
Everything it says it does. Works fanta stic.
by: Wayne 03/30/2024
Little slow on the shipping, but was no fault of etrailer
by: tony05/13/2024
So far, I only used my boat a hand fill of times since I installed the guides on to my boat and they worked great. It was so easy to get the boat onto the trailer. All I did is guide the boat to the front roller and use the trailer winch to bring it in the rest of the way (about 5ft.) so easy. And the post-style guide-ons kept the back of the boat lined up with the rear roller. I have a 16ft aluminum V-bottom boat with a 15 hp motor, works great for me.
by: Kevin10/12/2023
The steel brackets need to be longer on trailer mount end so they fit modern pontoon and tritoon boat trailer with the 8ft 6 wider beam
Jenny N.
10/17/2023
I took a look the options that we have. While I do noit have longer steel brackets, I wondered is part # CES47FR would work better for you. It has a 70-degree tilt to the posts to accommodate a wider hull.
by: William08/24/2018
Easy to install these well made guides. These keep the back of the boat from being blown sideways, and in my case, allow me to see my narrow little boat when I’m backing up, or just driving down the road. I had an extra set of trailer lights that weren’t really good enough to submerge, so after I finished installing these I attached these lights to the PVC top cap, then just ran the wires down and connected to my existing wiring. Now I can really see, and be seen. Please note that the lights in my image DO NOT come with these.
William
8/24/2019
My trailer has very skinny rails open on one side. If yours is this way, I advise cutting a block of pressure treated wood to just fit in the rail with a few hammer blows. Otherwise the shackles of these guides will bend the open ends inward, causing them to loosen. This isn’t a problem with this product, it’s just my cheapo trailer not being made of 4 sided box channel. Everything still looks new!
by: James03/29/2018
Great products....the posts, lights, and plug all were shipped quickly and easy to install. Finally have my lights up high and out of the water. I used 3 wire extension cord to run uncut lines from the lights to the plug at front of trailer. Should protect against corrosion issues. Pictures of my install are attached.
Thanks
James
3/29/2019
This has worked out well. Lights and connections never touch the salt water. I did the same thing on the trailer for 25 center console.
by: Dave 11/24/2022
Easy to mount and adjust to the trailer!
Dave
11/25/2023
Awesome, no complaints!
by: Don11/10/2020
These trailer guides have made it extremely easy to load our 25 ft boat in windy weather. Had to notch the rear step and drill holes to attach due to the design of my trailer, but even so it took less than an hour to install.
Don
11/11/2021
These work extremely well when loading in windy weather - the boat stays in place making it easy for one person to load.
by: Thomas09/25/2022
the u bolts that came with the kit did not fit my shorelandr trailer but i bought some to make it work!
by: John F06/17/2018
Boat guide arrived on time and all parts required in package. Ranger boat trailer has a fender well that goes to back of trailer so your support folks advised that I install on top of C frame. All went well but the Ranger is wide so the guide insert at the frame is 1.5 inches short of going to the end of the bracket. Guide is really sturdy and should work fine. Only other choice would be to use 5" U bolts and move the mounting bracket forward and inch. I have not been able to find 5" brackets in hardware stores or on line.....do you know where they are available? Guide looks great and look forward to trying it out at the lake.
Rachael H.
6/18/2018
We do have some u-bolts that are 5-1/4 inches long, and those are available as # 382385UB.
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by: Sir Gregory06/28/2020
I installed one set and it has really helped the tritoon align when loading at the rear of the trailer. I put a guide on each side of the middle toon. Love it !
Sir Gregory
6/29/2021
Still loving the guides, big help with loading.
by: Lewis 05/01/2024
They work very well. It helps loading and unloading very much.
by: Mark 01/07/2023
Easy to install and very useful as a safety addition and helps with loading our wave runners. They make backing up a lot easier in tight places. Highly recommend.
Mark N.
1/8/2024
My opinion hasnt changed on these guide ons. Backing up is easier and so is loading.
by: Tom Mc03/15/2016
I have a 16 foot Alumacraft boat. The guides worked perfectly as advertised. Installation was fast and only took about an hour. Very straight forward-great product.
Tom M.
3/15/2017
After one year the guides are working great. The guides are a great help when Im loading the boat onto the trail by myself. Great investment.
by: Joe06/21/2022
Nice product, great price. The only way to improve it would be to make the angle brackets and steel hardware out of Stainless steel. I would pay extra if they had the option.
Joe A.
6/22/2023
Very well. I use it in saltwater, so a few times i sprayed some light rust areas with silver paint. I would absolutely buy the exact same product if I ever needed another one. I highly recommend it to all.
by: Joseph07/25/2023
The U bolt hardware did not fit my trailer and the correct bolts had to be purchased separately before I could install the guides on my boat trailer. I also would feel better if the product included hardware to permanently attach the plastic guide tubes to the metal tubing.
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CE Smith Post-Style Guide-Ons for Boat Trailers - 60" Tall - White - 1 Pair
Product Specs:
Boat Trailer Parts
Guides
Post-Style Guide
Galvanized Steel
PVC
60 Inch Tall
CE Smith
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.
Video of CE Smith Post-Style Guide-Ons for Boat Trailers - 60" Tall - White - 1 Pair
Customer Satisfaction Score:
98% were satisfied with this product
2% of customers were not satisfied
- Wrong item was ordered
- Arrived Damaged
- Product did not meet expectations
Customer Reviews
CE Smith Post-Style Guide-Ons for Boat Trailers - 60" Tall - White - 1 Pair - CE27640
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (2259 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.by: Michael07/03/2023
Very pleased so far (two outings) with our new trailer guides! We put these on our dual Trailmaster trailer for our Starcraft 221 I/O. I was a bit worried that they wouldn't fit at first, but they *just* squeaked on the rearmost portion of the beam. Installation was very straightforward (nice video you guys put together on this!), the construction is solid, and it was easy enough to tweak the width to get them to a good point for our boat.
Our two recoveries this year have gone very well - much better than last year, our "virgin" season - as it helps to have the visual guide, as well as the posts to keep the rear of the boat from drifting off the center of the trailer. My spouse really likes these, and we are cautiously optimistic that this will make our boat recoveries much less stressful!
by: Brian05/26/2022
Look to be good quality and strong, made in USA which is a major plus. Only complaint is the manufacturer needs to apply something to end of steel tubing to prevent damage to the PVC poles during shipping
Brian
6/3/2023
Works great, I am able to get my 18 foot Bayliner centered on trailer by myself and just pull out of water no problem. I float boat into position and pull it up last few feet with winch, if you are under power and hit hard they may bend, but perfect for my needs.
by: Eric06/03/2023
Great guides for out 21’ Precision sailboat. Helps to assure that we align the keel with the channel in the trailer, Good Product. If I bought them again Id buy the lighted caps.
by: Jim S03/24/2017
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 S.
3/24/2018
They work but mine hit a tree branch and bend them down, I can bend them back up but they just seem to move around a lot. Not real solid but I still like them.
by: Deans Performance07/31/2023
Perfect fitment, great quality and on time shipping! Keep up the great work Etrailer
by: Troy G.07/14/2014
After 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).
by: Anthony12/28/2017
Running 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.
12/29/2017
Anthony,Thank you for your review.I have contacted CE smith and the only way to install these guide-ons on your Triton is to drill two holes through the rear step so the mounting bracket can sit on top of the step and the u-bolts will go around the frame. It cant go under the step because it is too wide and the post would be too far from the boat. I hope this helps.
by: Rich L.02/27/2018
Quick 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.
2/27/2019
Overall pleased but had one issue with one guide bar collapsing where it bends, after a reinforcement was added seems to be holding up. Needs to be thicker material in that area.
by: Tom05/28/2022
Product shipped was exactly as described. Easy to install and all necessary parts included. Arrived as promised. Instructions could have been a little clearer, but that could just be me. I've ordered from etrailer before never disappointed. Installed on my 20' sailboat at close to midship. etrailer is my first choice.
Tom
5/29/2023
They are excellent. Im thinking about another set for my little run about. You guys, and gals are still my first choice.
by: Ryan Simmons06/03/2017
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.
6/7/2018
The product after a year it has worked flawlessly. I enclosed some pictures for you. Use them if you would like for promotional purposes or design.
by: Matthew 07/11/2023
Great product overall.
The "L" pipes the poles slide on and attach to the trailer are longer on the vertical side, which is great as they provide more support for the boat as it is loaded vs. solely the plastic guide tubes.
Would have given 5 stars if there were two SKUs, one for standard u-bolts and one for extended u-bolts to attach the L pipes to the trailer.
I needed the extended version since the trailer beam was taller and had to buy separately for added cost and time since I did not realize I needed extended u-bolts until I started the install.
by: Kevin 07/11/2023
I installed the guides on my pontoon boat trailer to help center the boat on the trailer bunks when taking the boat out of the water. I have been very pleased with how helpful the guides have accomplished that task.
by: David 04/26/2024
I received exactly what I needed. I made my order over the phone and the service was excellent. Delivery was fast. I'm very satisfied.
by: Franklin 04/29/2024
Great product, easy install and extremely fast delivery!
by: Robert02/06/2019
I 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.
by: Steve11/06/2021
The extra width of this model worked beautifully for my sailboat. I have a cat boat with a wide beam and needed the wider brackets to extend for the middle width of the boat. The guide on’s worked perfectly. Without them loading was a pain and took multiple times loading. The posts gave me a once and for all perfect load. Very pleased!
by: Wayne 06/13/2023
easy install on my pontoon boat trailer. Really like the taller guide-ons - they stickup above the side rails of the pontoon boat. Makes it easier to guide the pontoon boat onto the trailer
by: Ronald08/23/2021
I recieved the guide-ons very quickly. Installing them is very easy out of the box. It took me longer because I added a 1 1/2" od aluminum pipe between the 2 guides for added stability. The pipe slid into the square tubing and they are rock solid now. We took the boat out for the first time with the guide-ons and it helps with loading the boat greatly. I could not see my trailer behind my truck before without the boat on it. Now backing down the ramp is a breeze to retrieve the boat. I could have gone with the shorter poles but I'm glad I didn't. The more visibility the better.
by: Eric 10/20/2023
This appears a high quality product and eTrailer provided super fast shipping.
by: David07/16/2022
If your looking for top quality this is the one. Glad I chose 60" in white for good visibility. Placed them one foot out and stood on them, 200+ lbs. Extremely well made. Made in USA makes the difference.
by: Curtis 08/10/2022
worked great and easy to install in existing configuration as my old ones rusted out. works perfect.
Curtis
8/11/2023
after a year they are still working great.
by: Richard 02/02/2024
I haven't used it yet.
by: Steven04/30/2022
These Guide-Ons were easy to install and fit my trailer perfectly.
by: Lake My Day01/17/2023
Not available with bolts that fit the 2"x 6" beams on my boat trailer so I had to make custom mounts. They work very well for marking the edge of the trailer on deeper boat ramps. Would have preferred more stiffness to help push the boat as they tend to give when faced with a stiff crosswind.
by: Bob08/31/2020
Perfect, just what was needed. installation took 20-minutes, and back in the water !
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- Why are CE Smith 60 Guide-On Kits Priced Differently
- Part of the difference in price is based on supply-and-demand, competitive pricing, and our price from the manufacturer. Although these have the same dimensions for the Guide-Ons both kits use different mounting techniques. The part # CE27640 uses U-Bolts which fit frames up to 3" wide x 4-1/4" (can be upgraded up to 5-1/4" tall frames with U-Bolt Kit # CE11416) while the part # CE27648 uses I-Beam clamps instead which are compatible with frames up to 4" wide.
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view full answer... - Choosing Boat Trailer Bunks versus Guide-Ons for Trailering in Rough Waters
- Considering the rough water where you boat, I suggest you consider carpeted bunks or roller bunks. Bunks will do a better job than guide-ons at actually controlling the boat's motion while you're getting it up on the trailer. Guide-ons are really intended to provide a visual cue, but not really for actually controlling the boat's movement as it is trailered. As soon as the hull makes contact with the bunks it will begin to stabilize the craft's movement.
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Cecil T.
7/14/2023
Great. Withstood a Northern Maine winter just fine. Looks like the day I put them on.