CE Smith - 27660 2-Foot Bunk Board Guide-On - Adjustable Boat Trailer with High-Grade Marine Carpet Fabric - Black

I bought these to self install because it was cheaper than having the dealer do it when I purchased a new boat. The install was fast and easy. My trailer frame is 2x3 inches. The kit adjusts well for that smaller frame size and it can go larger for those that have heavier boats and trailers. The hardware was all there and seems solid. Total install time was about 30 minutes. The only thing beyond simple hand tools for installation was drilling some pilot holes for wood screws to mate the bunks to the brackets that attach to the guides. I've launched and recovered since installation and it works as advertised. Getting the boat back on the trailer was a breeze and it greatly reduces my time and trouble at the ramp, especially on windy days. My boat is a Lund SSV 14. The boat, motor, trolling motor, batteries, and gear on board come out to about 630 pounds. Boat chine is 55.5 inches and beam is 70 inches. My trailer is a Venture VB1300 is rated for 1300 pounds and boats 14 to 16 feet long and it works perfectly for that combo. In the pictures, I have the guides fairly close to the boat because I prefer it that way. There is a lot of room to adjust these much wider than how I have them so they should work out on boats larger than mine as well.

Really nice guide-on boards. Black 'carpeting' is carefully wrapped and appears to be held on very securely. Kit came complete with all hardware and went together easily. As an absolute rookie boat launcher and retriever, these definitely make getting the boat back on the trailer quite a bit easier. From the beginner's perspective, I think the horizontal boards provide more guidance than the 'goal post' guide-ons. This went on an older simple trailer for a 16' aluminum fishing boat. Because of the relatively small rectangular trailer frame members, there is a significant amount of threaded U-bolt tail that projects up from the frame. The long tail does make it somewhat tedious to tighten the nuts during the initial install, but once it's done, it's done. Probably better to have longer bolts to make this work with trailers that have larger frame stock. One of these days I may unbolt the arms and use an angle grinder to trim the tails a bit, but it's a low priority...

These bunk boards were just what I was looking for to end my frustration of a moving boat while trying to trailer it. Lined boat up perfectly and it was easy on the first try. Solved the problem, easy to install and seem durable though only used once. Big time saver and the price was right.

First of all, I liked the idea that you got both sides in the advertised price. Others I saw were priced individually and the total cost was much more. I found the product to be of good quality and extremely easy to install. In use, the guide-ons are well worth the expense of purchase, as you'll find out the first time you TRY to put your boat back on the trailer on a windy day. If money is an issue, consider making a pair out of the angle of a bed rail.....notching and bending, mounting a 2x4-14 inch piece of wood covered with carpet, and strengthening the angle with a piece of painted plywood.....which served me on another trailer for years.....but these purchased guide-ons are well worth the price and will serve for many years.

It was took some fiddling to get it adjusted well, but it was worth the effort. The boat is much easier to load now. I wish I would have done it years ago.

I needed something to help guide my boat onto the trailer when I came across these bunkboards. The price was right so I purchased them. Them came very quickly, were very easy to install and worked just like I wanted them too. It's so easy to get my boat onto the trailer and it sits perfect now every time, saving me tons of time on the boat ramp!

Came with all the parts which is nice, I read reviews for the cheaper versions and they would miss parts and pieces here and there. Metal, wood, screws all look strong and good quality. Took me 1 hour to complete, mostly turning the nut and bolt under the boat.

Overall a great product for aligning your boat on a trailer, but the quality and consistency of the parts is very average. Half of the washers were not the same size, and most notably the brackets to mount the boards to were completely different sizes and misaligned resulting in having unlevel boards or having to re-drill them. Not sure I would recommend this brand to anyone based on the poor quality of the parts.

Boat guides 75degree angle too much for modern hulls such as Stacer 420 had them machined to 85 degrees problem solved. Work well.

The kit went together easy enough and mounted securely to the narrowish frame of my trailer. I was a little worried about the sturdiness of the arm and how it connects to the trailer frame, but I'm happy to say that it's great in that regard. I would like to be able to tighten up the tilt setting of the bunks a little more as a decent bump from a fairly light boat can tilt them out of position. Since the mounting bolts pinch down on the walls of a tube you can never really cinch it up without crushing the tube. Other than that I'm very happy with it and the money is well worth the ease in lining up the boat for loading. I mounted these on an Easy Loader trailer for a 14' aluminum utility boat, I think the size and shape is well suited to this application.

Put them on my 14ft Karavan Trailer for my Marlon SP14 Jon boat and they work great! Easy to install, good product!

Fine product but bolts, nuts and screws are to small for the holes. Chris

Easy to assemble and install..I would recommend drilling a small pilot hole before screwing the mounting bracket into the wood guide as the screws are bigger gage. Haven't had a chance to launch and retrieve the boat with them attached yet but it is sturdy and was easy to mount. Should make retrieval in the wind super easy. I would definitely recommend