This is what I'm referring to.
My question is can I do without them? Before I bought the boat the previous owner drove it up onto the trailer after we took it for a test run without the guide posts very quickly and efficiently. I was thinking of sticking a PVC pipe in the winch post like in the pic to help me center the boat. That's not my trailer, the winch post on mine sticks straight up which will give me a good idea of the proximity of the post not only if the boat is centered.
if there is any crowd at the dock or weather issue, they can be helpful...with your size boat I dont think you'd really have a huge problem without them
They really help alot if there is a breeze on a light boat.
It really depends what the trailer looks like underneath. If the trailer wood hugs the boat well then it will guide itself up.
Best to try it a couple times and determine if the poles are needed.
Does the trailer have bunks or rollers? You don't have to have them but they're nice to have when it's windy or a lot of current. Don't be that guy at the ramp that has to keep putting his boat back in the water to get it staight on the trailer. You won't make friends that way.
if I may ask Dan, why don't you want them?
Does the trailer have bunks or rollers?
+1
I don't have any experience using trailers with the outside bottom "self aligning" rollers in the pic you posted. But I do have a fair bit of experience driving small boats onto trailers with carpet coated wood bunks. If the bunks are properly positioned adjacent to the chines on the hull bottom, you almost can't miss. The hull will guide itself up perfectly every time.
I have carpet coated wood bunks on my trailer.
Judah, the trailer came with guide posts, but attaching them is tricky. Also the posts take up more space around the boat, I have little space to walk around it where it is. Other than that I'm just a minimalist.
Your not most likely going out on big wind days. Your boat is light and has little windage as it's low profile.
If you go out out on a day that it's blowin, just walk the boat on and off the trailer.
Cheers, Don
it seems like you should go without them but stash them away for a few months to see if you miss them...the prevailing thought on this thread is that you should be okay and in the odd occasion you have a problem, it shouldn't be a big one.
so try without them, and if you run into an issue, put them on at that point.
I'm sure you will be very good at steering the boat as well, so aligning with the bunks should not be too difficult
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