Trailer Guide-ons for AR210 Trailer

[thetwb13]

Just picked up my new AR210 today and was looking for a set of guide-on posts for my trailer, but the frame of the trailer is very compact at the rear end and I haven't really found any yet that look like they come out far enough to give clearance for the hull. Anybody have any recommendations?

 

[Ronnie]

I suggest you take a few measurements and shop online for the set that best meets you needs.

I’ve had a set like these for over ten years over two trailers. They only cost half as much back in the day but I’d buy another set at today’s price if I was in the market for a set.

 

[CarolinaJet]

I have the same boat with ce smith 60” ones. They work fine, plenty of adjustment.

 

[PBear]

Used the CE Smith 60” on my 2020 212X trailer - lots of adjustment for width

 

[biffdotorg]

I've owned CE's on my current trailer and VeVe guides on my previous trailer. Both have worked just fine. Ce's seem to be easier to add lights to. The VeVe's are by far the strongest and best built on the market, and the price reflects it.

Either way, get pads, and get them longer than you think you need. As the times you need them the most, will be on that ramp that is way deeper than expected.

Good luck.

 

[thetwb13]

Used the CE Smith 60” on my 2020 212X trailer - lots of adjustment for width


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thanks for the pictures, I had been looking at those but it wasn't clear that they adjusted out that far

 

[HangOutdoors]

agree with @biffdotorg I have the CE Smith 60" with the covers and they work great. I also have the same boat you do and trailer. I got the lighted caps on mine. Game changer in the dark.

 

[AZMark]

Veve guides on same trailer. Bought 60” and cut them down 6”.
I like that the whole tube can spin freely over the metal mount in the event you really jam the boat against them, but I think that eliminates the option of lights.

 

[fnkycld]

I just installed the 60”CE Smith guide kit. I also added the post lights.

 

[biffdotorg]

Veve guides on same trailer. Bought 60” and cut them down 6”.
I like that the whole tube can spin freely over the metal mount in the event you really jam the boat against them, but I think that eliminates the option of lights.

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On my painted SeaDoo trailer, I painted the VeVe guides black with shaker can. All the hardware too. When I went to install them, I was just careful on how much paint I scuffed off in the process. It made them look stealthy and more factory.

I can't believe that was 10 years ago!

 

[NoFla21]

agree with @biffdotorg I have the CE Smith 60" with the covers and they work great. I also have the same boat you do and trailer. I got the lighted caps on mine. Game changer in the dark.

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@HangOutdoors, I noticed you installed your VeVe guides with them above the frame of the trailer. Do you have any issues with this? I just installed mine and I’m concerned it will hit the bottom of the boat. Below are photos. It looks almost equal to the bunk of the trailer.

 

[HangOutdoors]

I cut mine off with a sawzall with a fine tooth metal blade. Then I put black caps on the ends I got off of amazon. I put a some sealant on the black caps to hold them on, which probably wasn't needed. I also drilled a couple holes on each side underneath to let water escape if it ever got in there.

Made in USA Prescott Plastics 1 1/2” - 1.5" Square Rubber Hole Plugs, Vinyl End Caps, Black Rubber Cover for Metal Tubing, Fences, Rubber Caps for Glide Protection from Chairs and Furniture (4 Pack) (amazon.com)

 

[mikum1968]

Get ARK EZ-GUIDES. So easy.

 

[mtudb24]

CE SMITH 60" posts with covers.

 

[BlueBulls]

I had a set of the CE Smith's for the first year I had the boat - they were great quality but really made the trailer too wide. Most of the roads to the lakes around here have 10' wide lanes - with a 8'6" boat (the same as your AR210), two poles, a couple inches clearance, and the angle I was uncomfortably close to hitting mail boxes and mirrors of oncoming traffic on a regular basis due to being a few inches over the width of the available lane and legally into 'wide load' territory.

I haven't missed the guides at all, and the Shorelander bunk trailers really do a great job of straightening the boat out, and my wife and I have both found they are very forgiving to botched approaches. In wind and current you just have to commit to landing on the trailer and not try to come in too slow.

There is a certain 'amateur hour' look to having huge padded poles attached to your boat trailer, especially at the coastal ramps with the big center consoles and hardcore boaters.

When I went to try to recoup the sunk cost on the poles there was a very limited local market and they ultimately ended up in the scrap pile at the dump. I don't regret a lot of boat purchases but this one I did.