Bass boat trailer guides

[rollnthunder]

My father boat a procraft bass boat 20 ft and its a great boat.But we have problems some times loading it on the trailer if there is a little bit of wind.The back of the boat wants to push over to one side and this is a problem because at some launches we have to back so far down to get most of the bunks under the water that then the fenders are under water and the boat wants to float over them.So we are trying to find some kind of bunk guides that go on the side to help stop this.The problem we seem to be running in to is his trailer is a tandem axle trailer and behind the fenders is a step with the tail light built in so we cant use the regular bolt on bunk guides.We are wondering if anyone has any ideas on what to get and use.Thanks

[BigDBasser]

Try Overton's, they are a dot com store and they have a large selection of guides.  Maybe a picture of the trailer will help someone come up with a idea. 

Something else you can try is different bunks.  I put some bunks on my trailer from Ultimate Bunks. com.  They are very slick, I don't have to put the trailer so far into the water to get the boat to slide on and off the trailer.  They are a little pricey but you will never have to change them and they work great.

[OutdoorFrontiers]

Rollin',

I understand what you're describing, but you might not need side guides at all.

The next time, when backing the trailer in to load the boat, back the trailer in until the bunks are completely wet, then pull the trailer out so that it's not that deep.  The water on the carpeted bunks will act as a lubricant and allow the boat to slide on the bunks much easier.  Then with more of the bunks out of the water, the boat will self-center itself much easier and the stern of the boat will remain aligned on the trailer.

My partner's Cobra trailer doesn't have side guides and that's what we figured out.

Most of the time, when people are having difficulties with loading their boat on the trailer, it's because it's too deep in the water.

Steve

[210 superpro]

What Steve is telling you is 100 % correct, I own a 210 and all you have to do is get the bunks wet and pull it back out where the fenders are out of the water and another trick is when you get the boat to the trailer right before it sticks let off the throttle and it will settle in and just throttle up to push it the rest of the way on. You wont have any problems in wind or current. I fish the Ohio river a lot and I never have any problems loading my boat in current or wind. Do what Steve said and you will be set.