Trailer guides

[zad0030]

Does anybody's driver side trailer guide get bent everytime you launch? When we back the boat off it hits the post and it pushes it over, its just really annoying because we have to straighten back out and tighten the bolt (which never makes a difference)

Prestige Trailer BTW

[Tanner]

Hmmmm, I have a prestige and get off just fine w/o hitting anything. Do you have people at the back of the boat that can hold the poles and guide you off?

[wannabewakeboarder]

Most Inboards shoot one direction when you launch, so I don't see why it would only shoot to the starboard side. Wheres it bending at?

[zad0030]

Hmmmm, I have a prestige and get off just fine w/o hitting anything. Do you have people at the back of the boat that can hold the poles and guide you off?

Yeah lately thats what we have been doing, Reverse, float back, reverse, float back.

Most Inboards shoot one direction when you launch, so I don't see why it would only shoot to the starboard side. Wheres it bending at?

All inboards back up to the starboard side, except nautiques(their props rotate the other direction) It's adjustable, you loosen the bolts and you can move it closer or farther from the boat, so its not really "bending".

The port side is rock solid and the starboard side we can move just by pushing on it and the bolts are as tight as we can get them. I was just wondering if anyone was having a similiar problem and had a solotion.

[wannabewakeboarder]

Clueless???

Could you back the trailer in really far so the boat lifts off the trailer instead of slides off??? Just an idea.

[Coach]

To prevent hitting the guides I get the boat in the water just enough to start the engine then have the wife back down another 5 feet and hit the breaks hard so the boat will float off of the trailer without hitting the guides. It also prevents me having to put it in reverse and slam the guides coming off. They do make some type of spray you can put on the bunks so they are slick and the boat will come off easier, have not tried it.

[zad0030]

We usually put it in until the fenders are about an inch under. The boat usually slides a bit but not near far enough. We do have a lower trailer hitch now and have not launched with it, it may make a difference.

[Moki]

A simple solution is to widen your bars--that is if they are adjustable.

[zad0030]

A simple solution is to widen your bars--that is if they are adjustable.

The problem there is when they are out, they stick out real far.

[sparky216]

The problem there is when they are out, they stick out real far.

Then only stick them half out.


I usually just push it off when I'm done disconnecting it from the trailer....have yet to have a problem. NOW TRAILERING THE DAM THING/or getting it into my tiny slip...that's another story

[spharis]

They do make some type of spray you can put on the bunks so they are slick and the boat will come off easier, have not tried it.

That stuff works too well LOL....A guy I work with put some on his bunks of his bay boat. He unbuckled the transom tie downs at the ramp, his bud put it in drive, and when he pulled foward before backing down, his boat slid right off onto the turnaround......needless to say, they didn't go fishing that day, and he doesn't use the slick stuff anymore.

[my86stanggt]

Something might be broken on that side. I use mine to swing down off the trailer with no movement. I've never hit my guides coming off the trailer but I do tend to float into one loading. Trying to manuver at slow speed sucks. It feels like riding a fine line between looking like I know what I'm doing to looking like a complete retard.

[Dan and Christy]

Our guides are not on during launch, only when we trailer it. We usually employ the back down at about 3-4 mph gently tap the brakes and off you go.

[whitlock87]

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The port side is rock solid and the starboard side we can move just by pushing on it and the bolts are as tight as we can get them. I was just wondering if anyone was having a similiar problem and had a solotion.

IF you can post a pic, we might be able to help better.
But it sounds to me like you might need to add a shim to allow it to tighten all the way.
Or maybe some oil got in there. Try taking it apart and cleaning it really good. When the bolts are tight, it should not move even if the boat hit it!.

[CP3]

My extreme trailer guides never budge