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Has any one bought and used any thing like this or is it easier to make them..
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Yes, I fabricated my own for my deep keel'ed clinker style hull. But the most practical method I've found, was forget all the gimmiks, just get a pair of neoprene waders and get in the water with her and 'man handle' her in place. I can launch and retreive with no bother on my own this way, although the poles do help a tad aiming on the way in.
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Got them on my trailer but it came with them. Unless you have a full self-centering roller coaster trailer, then I'd say they were a worthwhile addition. As to whether to make or buy, I guess that depends on your skills.
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No point having them unless they are strong enough to hold the boat in a cross-wind or current, but if so they are good. I had a pair made up for my Alaska for less than that asking price, (even with a Roller Coaster it was a devil lining up the boat in Langstone on a full bore ebb tide). I think the floaty thing is a gimmick. Just make them long enough in the first place.
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I'm in the process of having a long overdue set of guides made for my trailer (2 each side).
Nothing too complicated, just two round poles (covered with plastic pipe) clamped to the trailer at the stern and the widest part of the hull. At the widest part of the hull the gap between the poles and the rub rail will be just a few centimetres each side.
With a boat length of 7.3 metres, and weighing approx 2 tons, the chest wader (or swimming trunks/wet suit) option is difficult especially in a cross wind or a swell as I found out last week.
With the new guides I'll know the boat will be centered on the keel rollers, when the bow hits the bow roller and when the winch strap is hooked on.
Nothing too complicated, just two round poles (covered with plastic pipe) clamped to the trailer at the stern and the widest part of the hull. At the widest part of the hull the gap between the poles and the rub rail will be just a few centimetres each side.
With a boat length of 7.3 metres, and weighing approx 2 tons, the chest wader (or swimming trunks/wet suit) option is difficult especially in a cross wind or a swell as I found out last week.
With the new guides I'll know the boat will be centered on the keel rollers, when the bow hits the bow roller and when the winch strap is hooked on.
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·I made my own when I rebuilt the trailer for my last boat.
All I used was some 50mm x 50mm box section for the main bracket and some 30mm x 30mm box for the uprights. The 50 x 50 was just bolted to the trailer with the smaller box welded at the correct angle for the boat. I then cut a couple of lengths of plastic pipe that I had left over from a swimming pool installation (it's like waste pipe but heavier duty) and slipped them over the box section. To stop the plastic from floating off, I cut a bit of timber and plugged the top of the uprights, then made a couple of large washers from fiberglass and screwed them on using stainless screws. To make the washers, I used a hole saw to cut a circle in an old panel that I had removed from the boat during it's refit.
Only got one pic showing it before the trailer went back together..
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One showing how it looked on the trailer..
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Malcolm.
All I used was some 50mm x 50mm box section for the main bracket and some 30mm x 30mm box for the uprights. The 50 x 50 was just bolted to the trailer with the smaller box welded at the correct angle for the boat. I then cut a couple of lengths of plastic pipe that I had left over from a swimming pool installation (it's like waste pipe but heavier duty) and slipped them over the box section. To stop the plastic from floating off, I cut a bit of timber and plugged the top of the uprights, then made a couple of large washers from fiberglass and screwed them on using stainless screws. To make the washers, I used a hole saw to cut a circle in an old panel that I had removed from the boat during it's refit.
Only got one pic showing it before the trailer went back together..
One showing how it looked on the trailer..
Malcolm.
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Have alook at these same sort of thing-- half the price item 250684193999
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Just managed to obtain the metal that I need to make some boat trailer guides. 1" BSP galvanised air pipe from a local engineering company & 4m of galvanised angle iron from a local fencing company. Hopefully get it all bolted together & welded this weekend. Only need some plastic waterpipe to make some rollers now....
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