Boat Trailer Guides - Easy Cheap DIY Homemade Guides!
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Күн бұрынBoat trailer guides. Making DIY low cost trailer guides quick and easy! If you want to know how to make boat trailer guide posts, I walk you through the materials, process and tools I use so you can make homemade boat trailer guides! Boat trailer guide posts are very helpful when loading or unloading your boat from your boat trailer and a simple and cheap project to do if you have some basic tools. Installing boat trailer guides is easy and making your own DIY boat trailer guide posts is a very inexpensive project that will make it easier to back up your boat trailer, launch your boat and line your boat back up on the trailer.
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Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
01:00 Boat trailer guides and why we need them
02:15 Why I am making homemade boat trailer guides
03:17 Tools and materials to build boat trailer guides
06:55 Why commercially produced boat trailer guides might not work on a small boat trailer
08:18 Installing the trailer guide post brackets
12:02 Cutting the PVC pipe for the boat trailer guide posts
13:23 Securing the PVC pipes to the trailer guide brackets
15:30 Testing out the boat trailer guides at the boat ramp
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@mikelangieri9115 2 жыл бұрын
This has been on my list and your video is very helpful. Thanks for posting!
@WayneTheBoatGuy 2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@thilltony3362 Жыл бұрын
One thought is after you secured the brackets to the trailer, take a hammer and knock the extra on the inside of the trailer frame straight down. That would lock it in place, and you might even put a bolt through the side of the frame right there to really secure the bracket. Nice DIY
@WayneTheBoatGuy Жыл бұрын
That's a good idea!
@rorymartin329 11 ай бұрын
Great video. Thank you. I pretty much did this for my 14 ft. Starcraft back in 1980. I also made a non-skid walk way platform from 3/4" plywood installed on the trailer tongue about 12" wide and about 4Ft. long .Best idea I ever had!
@daniellesimone7769 2 жыл бұрын
Thankx for your time and information. To address some 'flack' from below...there are always MANY ways to do anything - limited only to our imagination. It is useful to share our thoughts as you have here B/C - even if your particular idea may not fit exactly - another person's needs, it fires the imagination and gives us all - a place to start our own attempts at a particular project such as yours. So---your information IS appreciated; great job. Also - your 'kindness' comes thru as well - always a blessing! Enjoy your now - easier loading and unloading at the dock!
@darrylb4048 2 жыл бұрын
Good job. One thing you could do to ensure the robustness of the set up is to either bolt a flat piece of stock into the inside corner of the trailer and then attach a nut to the protruding elbow piece that is currently sticking out. OR: take that sticky out piece and bend it down to meet up with the trailer frame. That would help lock in the guide post elbow and remove a potential safety issue of that piece sticking out. Top lights would also be nice for launching in the dark etc.
@WayneTheBoatGuy 2 жыл бұрын
Nice ideas!
@mariovaladez1 11 ай бұрын
Your video was very useful I have a 14' Jon boat and I used the brackets and pvc pipe. Looks great going to test this weekend
@mrbrockwell295 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome job and to-the-point👍👍👍. I'm gonna use this method on my 15 fter!!! Thanks!!!!😁
@CharlesSmith-mf2qe Жыл бұрын
Thanks Wayne. My next project.
@texas2cv 7 ай бұрын
very well done. Kudos !!!!
@Cavanpikefishing 11 ай бұрын
Great job just what i need for my sundofin 12 boat trailer
@burgundymama Күн бұрын
Thanks Wayne!
@rondumb6055 Жыл бұрын
Your videos are amazing thanks for all the hard work that goes into them
@WayneTheBoatGuy Жыл бұрын
I appreciate that!
@jacmccauley7581 2 жыл бұрын
I made some guides similar to what you did with flat stock steel, and they only lasted about a season. The vibration from the roads caused the bracket to break at the bend. Fortunately for me I had additional screws securing the pole to the trailer, because if it had broken while traveling down the highway without them it could’ve been really bad. In the end I ended up just buying the kit, and have been happy with it.
@WayneTheBoatGuy 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! So did you bend it yourself? I think that by having pre-bent metal it might be stronger.
@jacmccauley7581 2 жыл бұрын
@@WayneTheBoatGuy yes I did bend it myself. Pre bent might be stronger, but I’d consider something other than just that one screw, you don’t want it going through someone’s windshield
@TrekHammocks 2 жыл бұрын
I agree with adding more bolts to bolt the bracket to the frame. Another idea: Just last week I did pretty much exactly what you’ve done here, however I put a 1/4 inch bolt through the pipe and then used a wing nut to secure it to the bracket. I used two bolts on each pole, spaced about 6 inches apart (or whatever the spacing was in relation to the pre drilled holes on the bracket). This way I can bolt them on quickly using the wingnuts when I get to the boat ramp (while I’m loading the boat up with gear, putting drain plug in etc.) and take them off when I’m unloading the boat at the end of the day. The brackets stay on the trailer and the poles stow in the bed of the truck. This (should) eliminate issues with road vibrations, while proving all the functionality they are supposed to while at the ramp
@PSN7373 Жыл бұрын
Great video love the guitar
@Revviews 2 жыл бұрын
Easy to follow video and well explained, nice job!
@WayneTheBoatGuy 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!!
@bryanhouse6811 2 жыл бұрын
Very well done. Nice video, I appreciate all of your videos. Keep up the good work.
@WayneTheBoatGuy 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@Harleywindtherapy 2 жыл бұрын
I loved that. Congrats on that set up. I bet you could drive that boat right on too. I'm deciding between 2 trailers right now, one with guides and one without. Great video, easy to hit the subscribe button.
@WayneTheBoatGuy 2 жыл бұрын
They have been quite handy!
@matjeuli 4 ай бұрын
Finally got round to making and mounting these and now loading up the boat on ramps that are at 90 degrees on a river with some current is so much easier. One upgrade I made is that I mounted free running extra pipes with an inner diameter the same as the outer diameter of the fixed pipe for even easier guidance.
@keithgillogly7675 2 жыл бұрын
Your video was real helpful. I will be making a set for my little Jon boat trailer.
@WayneTheBoatGuy 2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@Mij1965 2 жыл бұрын
Great Wayne! I’m just like you and I want to do as much as I can myself. Both to learn and to save some money.
@WayneTheBoatGuy 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@TheSilverSurfisher Жыл бұрын
So just to clarify…we put these nuts in the 3rd holes….got it!😅😏😜 Great video! Thanks for the fabulous diy idea!✊🏾
@frankiannelli9236 2 жыл бұрын
I am totally do this yo my job boat , and knowing every custom job my be a little different. Thanks Wayne for the great ideas...
@WayneTheBoatGuy 2 жыл бұрын
Very welcome
@daveholte7658 Жыл бұрын
Great video. I am doing the same for my grandsons 12’ boat. 1 mile from the launch Just want him to get nose of boat in back of trailer and be able to drive on or pull on. Basically creating a chute to drive into. I have 4 guides on my Jon boat. 2 @ rear 2 @ front of fender (so you don’t go off sideways at front of trailer. I agree on the expensive pre manufactured never fit to plan and always need re modification. Good job on your video
@steveblack1753 Жыл бұрын
Very good video , I’ve been thinking how to make some guides for my boat trailer , this rig that you just did I’ll work just fine , a lot cheaper and practical ! Thanks mate 🤙
@WayneTheBoatGuy Жыл бұрын
glad to hear!
@johncarr4427 Ай бұрын
Watched this video a few times. It 's good and I did just what you did. Wasn't happy with the slight back and forth of the guides on the brackets and didn't want to tighten the bolt too hard so here is how I fixed that. After bolting the PVC to the angle brackets, I took my heat gun to the end of the pvc at the bracket and once it became soft, I just clamped the end with two flat pieces of wood and squished it down flat to the bracket. No more wobble ! Thanks for the video.
@WayneTheBoatGuy Ай бұрын
Nice tip!
@stefanlangheden Ай бұрын
Nice work, i have the same problem. i will do the same for my kayak.
@allenbmooresharinginformation 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the inspiration. I was able to figure out how to repurpose some existing hardware and get guides in place for a budget. After reading the reviews of these pre-fabricated posts they did not seem to be worth the money being demanded.
@donnysipei 2 жыл бұрын
thanks for the sharing sir.
@WayneTheBoatGuy 2 жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@randyclary8144 Жыл бұрын
I’m thinking about doing something similar except I want to be able to pool my boat guides out to the side when I go toBack my boat in the water I’d rather Chevrolet van and I can’t see it my thinking is if I can pull those guides out I will know where I am enjoy you you’re a lot of fun and full information
@bluesteelworx 6 ай бұрын
Great, i was just going to buy a set of those. Im cheap too, thanx.
@manuiwa5905 2 жыл бұрын
Very cool! I'm in saltwater though, so unfortunately I couldn't even think about using anything zinc coated. To kick it up a notch, you could move the trailer lights to the tops of the posts which would get them out of the water when launching, as well help with loading at night. But I'd guess you'd first need to check with your laws there for the trailer. Thank you for another great video!
@WayneTheBoatGuy 2 жыл бұрын
Raising the lights is a great idea! Thanks for watching!
@briant3403 2 жыл бұрын
PVC works
@donmoroz5502 11 ай бұрын
Simple, inexpensive and works. What more do you need,.
@davidbragg30 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Wayne, Looks like I just found my next weekend project :). Have you done a video about how to launch and retrieve a boat by yourself?
@WayneTheBoatGuy 2 жыл бұрын
I haven't yet because I'm still not very good at it! 🤣
@dtrain1476 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome information and DIY Video. I would just suggest instead of the Zip Locks, use a “Screw and Lock Nut” to secure the PVC Pipes to the brackets. That’s how mine are secured on my Boat Trailer. Thanks for sharing and Happy Boating.
@WayneTheBoatGuy 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! That would keep them from flopping around a little - which mine do with a zip tie.
@kenschretlen3171 2 жыл бұрын
As others said, two bolts min per side is best, but if it works ok! Also, when you back in to retrieve, dunk bunks, then pull up so only about 1/3 to 1/2 is underwater. Pull boat on, and winch up right there, best approach.
@mikelundrigan2285 9 ай бұрын
Very easy to install, effective and inexpensive too! My kind of project! Good job!
@1201chesapeake Жыл бұрын
Wayne, I realize I am a year late in offering some thoughts but here goes. If you had use the 1" pvc you could use a heat gun to warm up the end 18" of the pvc and press it oval so it would fit over the bracket. Advantage being 1" is less wind resistance and less force trying to turn the bracket. SECOND SUGGESTION would be to use to West System 5200 under the bracket to hold it to the trailer frame ( along with the bolt) and it should not try to turn once the 5200 cures. I enjoy your video, you do a great job of being casual and explaining things clearly.
@WayneTheBoatGuy Жыл бұрын
Those are some really good tips! Thanks for sharing!!
@benjaminharville419 Жыл бұрын
Just went to local Lowes and got the same zing 10 inch brackets....a 10 foot 1.25 inch schedule 40 pipe...and a couple metal self tap screws......$49 after tax in northern Indiana
@WayneTheBoatGuy Жыл бұрын
Yikes - that video is almost 2 years old now. But prices have certainly gone up alot!
@larryfregin2859 2 ай бұрын
It helps to ude a bow and a stern line , nudge the boat out sideways with your foot pull towards trailer.
@frankiannelli9236 2 жыл бұрын
Wayne couldn't you've bent the L bracket under the trailer frame and drill completely though one side and into the rolled side to give it more stability ?
@WayneTheBoatGuy 2 жыл бұрын
I probably could have - but I always worry about weakening the metal by bending it cold. It’s been working well as it is, but it certainly would be more solid if I didn’t just have one bolt.
@baggerbiker1 2 жыл бұрын
Good instructional video and good concept for diy which I love. I'm curious about the durability over time. Do you have an update?
@WayneTheBoatGuy 2 жыл бұрын
Yes - these have been flawless for me - but I have a 2 block ride to the boat ramp. If I was travelling down a highway, I would replace the zip ties with something more secure and regularly check or reinforce the main mounting points - locktite, locking nuts or a second nut and bolt.
@baggerbiker1 2 жыл бұрын
@@WayneTheBoatGuy Thank you for the update. Great job on the build.
@George-ms3sx Жыл бұрын
I can hear it rattling now! Lol Add 2 more zip ties....
@leerichy6489 2 жыл бұрын
Nice film Wayne......but I have to say the same as other people. I wouldn't use just one mounting point, it's gunna twist on you at some point and slack off. The ties are ok for plastic pipe but just increase the size of them to the max you can, you want Industrial size not diy shop. Those pipes aren't going to cause so much drag you need M10 bolts. I'd have a word with a local machine shop, it's only flat bar with a few holes drilled, pretty certain they could bend it to suit what you would need. I always say it.....I enjoy your films.
@joeslaughter1162 2 жыл бұрын
Hey Wayne, how is your zip ties holding up on your guides, I want to make one similar to yours, great video ,thanks
@WayneTheBoatGuy 2 жыл бұрын
They're working great. However my trailer doesn't spend much time in sunlight and I don't use it when it's below freezing outside!
@grasshoppercrews1296 2 жыл бұрын
You think folding the bracket over the trailer frame after bolting on would stop any twist ? Thanks for the clever idea fo sho 👍
@WayneTheBoatGuy 2 жыл бұрын
I have considered that, but also bending the metal weakens it. If I have a problem with it coming loose, I might connect the two brackets to each other for stability.
@kenflyergc Жыл бұрын
....Wayne....Wayne....Wayne.....boat guides for less than $25.....you have once again hit it out of the park....you are a boat guru extrodonaire.... thanks gonna go to my hardware store and put boat guides on my trailer.....
@wesleywalters4205 2 жыл бұрын
I used to haul zinc ingots. The more zinc in the galvanizing the more rust resistant it becomes. I would take pure zinc any day.
@mikelundrigan2285 9 ай бұрын
I would carry the pipes in my vehicle and then simply slide the pipes over the brackets at the dock, back up and the remove the pipes after unloading the boat! Can’t lose one on the road if the zip tie breaks from all that bouncing as you drive if they are in your vehicle when not in use!
@garycleaveland2645 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks. You put this one up just in time 😂 I had everything ready to install a set… but I was going to use all PVC pipe. ( probably would have broke the first time I used it 🥴) I like the way you did it. So.. off to Home Depot I go 😂 thanks !
@WayneTheBoatGuy 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome - thanks!
@garycleaveland2645 2 жыл бұрын
Wayne , I bought the parts and installed the guides. Works great. Thanks for your advice 😂
@jeffw3174 2 жыл бұрын
What about those two bolts on the top of each fender? Thinking this would have been a fine place to install the guides.
@WayneTheBoatGuy 2 жыл бұрын
Good eye! I had considered that spot - I would only have to drill one hole because the 2 holes wern't the same spacing.
@JointerMark 2 жыл бұрын
I was also going to recommend mounting the guide brackets to the top of the fenders. Thank-you for posting this.
@JAdame24 4 ай бұрын
will those metal brackets bend if the boat hits them while trailering?
@WayneTheBoatGuy 4 ай бұрын
Mine haven’t bent, but it could happen.
@cowboyfishing38 6 ай бұрын
If you take a hammer and bend the part that’s sticking under the boat it will help it stay in place even better.
@TheBluceRee 2 жыл бұрын
good video, was really hoping it would let you just drive it up though.
@WayneTheBoatGuy 2 жыл бұрын
I never am set up to drive on to my trailer because I'm usually by myself and my ramp is steep.
@largemammaloutdoors4503 2 жыл бұрын
Any idea how big the holes are in those things
@billk8817 Жыл бұрын
Funny you should ask- today I found out that to drill out holes in my Yamaha F20 so I can mount it to the transom- 5/16" (or close enough to metric equivalent); the holes in the brackets- are also 5/16"; and finally, also today, I found out my deep cycle battery screw on terminals are 5/16" 18 thread. Been a 5/16" kind of day.
@billypotter3831 Жыл бұрын
What is that little motor you have there?
@WayneTheBoatGuy Жыл бұрын
That's a 2004 Mercury 2.5 hp two stroke
@AAE-cg1il 20 күн бұрын
Make sure the widest part of the boat can fit between.
@WayneTheBoatGuy 16 күн бұрын
Yes - very important!
@zamanzf6165 11 ай бұрын
Its just look nice but when your boat jump in water by heavy air in few seconds those will be flat ! i have install much heavyer didnt work 1
@WayneTheBoatGuy 11 ай бұрын
These have held up well for my little and light 12 and 14 foot boats so far.
@randythomas3478 Жыл бұрын
Go Cat Go!
@largemammaloutdoors4503 2 жыл бұрын
The fact that you used 7/16 wrench to tighten that nut I’m guessing it’s a 1/4 in bolt. Correct me if I’m wrong
@WayneTheBoatGuy 2 жыл бұрын
Ummm probably - sorry don't know for sure!
@craigcooper4752 2 ай бұрын
I don't know Wayne, could you learn to use mirrors and not put your trailer so deep and use your winch? Costs less than $25. How well did the brackets with one screw in hold up over time? Did like the blues at end though
@WayneTheBoatGuy 2 ай бұрын
My little trailer is invisible in my mirrors unless turning pretty sharp and the brackets were still fine when I sold this boat and trailer 2 years later.
@blaster-zy7xx 7 ай бұрын
We can sure tell by the selection of hardware that you are running in fresh water. That stuff would not last a season down here on the Florida marine coast.
@rider660r 2 жыл бұрын
At 8:20 it should been slid back to the rear cross-member on the trailer.Then could have positioned it at any distance from the boat side and you could have used 2 bolts per which wouldn't allow it to slide at all. I bet you found those brackets probably weren't a good idea and they have eventually began to bend outwards (or possibly just broke off) from bouncing down the road numerous times and the weight and leverage of the PVC.The zip ties sure isn't a good idea,UV light will degrade them quick and they'll break, plus many brands of them are easily broke because they're inferior quality plastic. Proper stainless steel hardware,bolts,nuts,washers,etc. should be used,I'm cheap too but.....I'll splurge a lil They won't rust,if they're good quality...,and make disassembly if needed a lot easier. Only 91? haha I worked in MD for SMECO and PEPCO in the 1990's cutting trees for them.Been out there when the heat (feels like) factor was 126,all the while wearing saw chaps,hardhat,etc. and always cutting away what shade there was....
@WayneTheBoatGuy 2 жыл бұрын
Actually for my purposes (I am REALLY close to my ramp) everything has held up just fine. If I was taking my trailer on the highway, I certainly would upgrade some of my materials - like you said.
@briant3403 2 жыл бұрын
Guilds be against widest part of boat so lines up with rollers not away from boat body
@WayneTheBoatGuy 2 жыл бұрын
With a bigger boat that totally makes sense. For my little boat I can easily shift it around by hand so these work fine
@AJ31CO 2 күн бұрын
If we use the Amazon links will you stop being cheap?
@WayneTheBoatGuy 2 күн бұрын
Some people need cheap solutions.
@rtoweprojects9072 2 жыл бұрын
All you had to do is turn it and you could have covered the corner with two bolts.
@WayneTheBoatGuy 2 жыл бұрын
I considered that, but would have to drill a hole in either the trailer or the bracket to make it work.
@Real.Alpheus Жыл бұрын
Wayne did you call your self a "Black Belt Karate Guy" after watching a couple self defense videos?
@WayneTheBoatGuy Жыл бұрын
I've never said I am an expert, professional, or doing things the absolute best way.
@BrokeBackBob4559 2 жыл бұрын
Didn’t work did it. One bump and they turn and break your break lights off. Should have put on back rail and a 1/2” bolt in every hole
@WayneTheBoatGuy 2 жыл бұрын
They've actually been working better than I expected. I thought they would have worked their way loose but they haven't
@StrangBrandon 2 жыл бұрын
Don’t put your trailer so far under water. That’s part of your problem.
@WayneTheBoatGuy 2 жыл бұрын
My boat ramp is very steep.
@potocket Жыл бұрын
Your Trailer is too deep
@WayneTheBoatGuy Жыл бұрын
My ramp is steep and I back in until the back of the boat floats.
@swinginchick123 2 жыл бұрын
Great Idea but video WAY TOO LONG....
@WayneTheBoatGuy 2 жыл бұрын
Sorry - you can always watch it at a faster speed.
@mattwaters6987 Жыл бұрын
Hot damn that works slick, and for under $25.00. I'm definitely going to do this with my boat trailer. You are the man Wayne! Thanks! 👍😊🚤
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