www.iFourWinns.com

A set of sturdy guide poles makes it at least three times easier to put the boat on the trailer. I added a set of bolt on poles that had a rotating cylindrical section you set to the same height as the rub rail. I set the width of the poles about two inches wider than the boat. This perfectly centered the boat on the trailer even very windy conditions. I would buy these again for any trailer I own. In fact I have fixed and re engineered the original supports on my FourWinns trailer for the very last time. The next thing on the side bunks that breaks means I will be shopping for a bolt on set.

YES buy them. My wife asked my why I did not do this the first year we owned the boat because it was so much easier!

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2006 Sundowner 255, 5.7 GXi, 320 hp
"Simply Irresistible"

That's how mine are set up......just about 2 inches from the rub rail......

..It was hard to get my boat centered on that FW trailer.....first time every time now.....I'm really liking the guides that I ordered with this new trailer......So much better than those bent up rusty ones on my old FW trailer.......what a piece of carp that trailer was!

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2005 Four Winns Funship 214 VP 5.7/Duo Prop

here is my setup:

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"Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes "

1996 238 Vista dlx "Casper's Toy Too"
2006 5.0GXI w/closed cooling, DP-sm 1.95 drive
Previous boat:
1998 Sundowner 205

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"Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes "

1996 238 Vista dlx "Casper's Toy Too"
2006 5.0GXI w/closed cooling, DP-sm 1.95 drive
Previous boat:
1998 Sundowner 205

Interesting....in the video posted earlier, he had the guides tight against the rub rail, yet I see all of you with them about 2"s away from the rub rail.

Done just for fear of marking up the boat, or is it because the boat in the video was so large?

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2012 H210--First Boat! Woo Hoo!
2013 Ford F150 Eco-Boost V6

Mine are supposed to be delivered today so we'll see but I'd think you'd want them pretty close to the rub rail. I have such a hard time getting it centered I'm hoping this is going to help get it right the first time. Hell I'd be happy if it only takes two or three tries.

Yep. I think I am going to put them on fairly tight against the boat. We don't have much issue with centering the boat and all that, but I am going to try to dosome solo launching and feel that is going to help a lot after ewatching that video.

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2012 H210--First Boat! Woo Hoo!
2013 Ford F150 Eco-Boost V6

Mine are tight against the boat but the 2" PVC actually roll, so don't just scrape along the hull. It makes it perfectly centered every time. Not having it tight against the hull to me seems like the boat could be 2" off center no?

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1988 215 Sundowner 5.7L OMC

Exactly what I was thinking. 2" either way is usually the difference for me. I always end up with one of the chines sitting on top of the bunk, by about 2" or so.

I want to add a set of guides to my Four Winns trailer.

Has anyone added a set to theirs?

I am wondering how I will attach them seeing as there is that large step behind the fender and I cant recall a spot where I will be able to bolt up to the frame.

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2004 - 288 Vista
Twin - 5.0 Volvo Penta GXi DP

On second thought, i suppose i would just drill holes in the step for the u bolt that would go on the outside of the frame.

Regardless, I would still like to hear from anyone who has done this.

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2004 - 288 Vista
Twin - 5.0 Volvo Penta GXi DP

For my previous boat, I used trailer guides to keep the boat from settling crooked on the trailer. I had to mount them pretty tight to the rub rails in order to center the boat.

On one occasion with high winds, the boat put so much stress on the guides, that the steel support bent outward about 45 degrees...once that happens, the support is weakened and won't hardly hold up to a breeze anymore, so you almost have to replace the steel 90 degree support.

On my Four Winns trailer, the short little guides do a pretty decent job of getting the boat somewhat centered on the trailer and when I pull trailer out of the water, the boat settles itself dead-center every time.

In high winds, at the level I submerge the trailer, the boat almost skips right over the top of the guide. It requires my wife to back up with the boat and re-attempt, which is a little embarrassing. So far though, I haven't bent these guides yet (fingers crossed) and I haven't seen the need to install any of the 90-degree PVC guides.

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Scott
2008 Horizon 210 Frenzy Edition
Volvo 5.7L Gi

I ended up having mine welded on the trailer due to the size and weight of our boat. One in front of the trailer fender and the other behind the fender on the trailer. If you weld you will need to notch out the bracket to fit over the trailer beam and have more stability. For me it's the best upgrade I could of done it makes loading and unloading so much easier and quicker especially when it's windy.

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1996 278 Vista Dlx Twin 5.0
1999 Sea Ray 215 ex cruiser (sold)
1989 Seaswirl (sold)

Thanks guys.

I ended up ordering a set of CE Smith 72" Post Guides that mount to the frame with U bolts. I ordered them long because the vertical supports on shorter ones were mostly PVC, only having 36" of steel. With the 72" I get 60" of steel, and if they are too tall I can trim them back.

If all goes well the will be in today, and the will be imeedatily placed into storage with my ever growing pile of spring boat projects.

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2004 - 288 Vista
Twin - 5.0 Volvo Penta GXi DP

Hello Friends,
I am new to this forum, happy to join here.
What I read I really like that, Thanks for your information.

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