Stainless Steel Rubrail

[empty_boat]

A couple of quick thoughts...try pulling your trailer a little farther out of the water so you don't rely as much on the load guides and more on the bunks. Also when the screws are installed they get little burrs ont hem from the driver bits used at the factory, sometimes taking some emory(sp?) paper to them or pulling each one down the sides and smoothing out the burrs can take care of most of it. Tiges are so wide they push on the load guides harder than some other boats.

[chpthril]

A couple of quick thoughts...try pulling your trailer a little farther out of the water so you don't rely as much on the load guides and more on the bunks. Also when the screws are installed they get little burrs ont hem from the driver bits used at the factory, sometimes taking some emory(sp?) paper to them or pulling each one down the sides and smoothing out the burrs can take care of most of it. Tiges are so wide they push on the load guides harder than some other boats.

You are correct. The screw heads were bured and chewing up the guides, inturn, the guides (with out foam covers did not float up) were scratching the gel and graphics. With the pre-bent guides from Dorsey, I now have about 8" to 12" wider opening.

I used an angle grinder w/3" disc to flatten out the heads. Before, you couldn't run your hand down the RR w/out leaving meat behind

As far as trailer depth, Tiges are so heavy, that if you are too shallow, my wench has to work hard to pull the boat up to the bow stop. If the trailer is too deep, I worry that I will chew up a prop and bunk

[dogbert]

Well, after 2 months at Gunnell's Marine in Greenwood SC, My Tige is looking better than ever. I had a whole punch list of stuff, but here is what they did to fix the trailer guide issue.

They replaced the trailer guides. Dorsey sent a new pair of poles with PVC's and covers. Dorsey put a little bend in the poles right above the mounts so it widened the opening to allow the boat more room the "nest" in the bunks.

Gunnells replaced the graphics because they were so chewed up. A big thank to Tige, Andrew, and Randy for covering those under warrenty (Dorsey declined to participate)

Did some gel-coat repair due to the chewed up guides.

I ground down the rubrail screw heads.

After unloading and loading the boat yesterday, I think this has solved the problem.

Once again, I want to thank Gwen and Barney Gunnell, JJ, Andrew, Tige, and my rep Randy.

Looking at your initial picture and reading the follow-up, it sounds like the trailer was not properly sized to your boat, which probably explains why it's not a wide-spread issue (I have a Roadmaster trailer and many have Extreme Trailers). You should always have a few inches between the guide and your boat. Glad it all worked out.

[SCTrojan]

I have an Extreme trailer with the carpeted guides. Twice now the left guide has ruined my Graphics. I'm told by the dealership I'm going in too deep with the trailer, but I'm only going to the top of the tires. Does anyone have an Extreme trailer with the rounded guides? They call them "upgraded" guides on the Extreme website.

[Jason B]

This is the "resurected thread" winner for sure.

I have the poles on my extreme trailer. I hhave no issues with them at all. I never drive the boat onto the trailer. It's sooo easy to just pull it up with the bow line (I installed a pop up cleat on the center of the bow). There is absolutely no need to expose myself to potential damage of the prop spinning and submerged heavy metal.
Overtons sells the guides that come up like mine, but IMO they look like chit on a custom trailer. After having spent the money you did, I would definitely get some custom made from the facory to match the trailer perfectly. You'll probably like them better.

[majestic]

On my Extreme trailer I have to have the tops of the fenders submerged to get within 10 inches of the winch. Never had any issues with the guide poles.

[MoneyPity]

With the mods made to my trailer to allow it to get in my 20V into our 82 3/4" garage opening my trailer company Vanguard Trail Master lower the boat on the bunks by 3 inches which leaves about a 2 inch gap between prop cage and prop with prop blade at it's lowest point. The tower clears the garage sill by about 2" now with the change to the Razor tower. The stock e-series I had only cleared bu less than 1/2 inch.

Because of this I will drive onto trailer so boat settles and centers on the bunks. I will put in gear until the boat is no longer free floating and then I will get out and crank up the next foot or so.