I wanted to install a 2nnd guide pole set forward on trailer to easily guide to perfect center in wind or tide when going solo. I saw this set which seemed the only one with aluminum poles, I don't want electrogalvanized steel as it rusts away in 2-3 years in salt water use. I was glad to find these and installed yesterday and overall am happy with them.
The poles themselves are very sturdy and thick metal sides, comparable to ones I paid nearly the same amount just for ONE pole, no other parts. Ubolts provided look like stainless steel but are a little thinner than the 3/8 galvanized ones I'd used previously. The bracket clamp that comes with it is quite thin and light duty and made of steel that seems painted. So I felt it would rust away in no time so I bought heavy hot dip galvanized ones locally for 13.00 each x2. I also decided to not use ubolts and I bought 3/8 inch stainless steel hex bolts and drilled and tapped my aluminum Ibeam for 3 bolts and I'm very happy how sturdy it now is.
One addl down side is the pole is aluminum and close to the size in diameter as my other ones. BUT a 2 inch pvc pipe is just a little too small to slide over it. So it's bare metal now. I plan to first try heating a pvc pipe with a heat gun to slide it on. At worst I plan to cut one side of pipe for length of it and then it will expand when I slide it on. I want protection from bare metal.
Overall I'm happy with my purchase and would buy again. It still saved me a lot of money over buying similar locally. Vevor has been great quality on all I've bought-but I wish their reviews weren't for a category that merges reviews for all different similar items into one-it makes it pretty useless as you can't tell how the item you are planning to purchase did, or at best you have to scan if someone describes the one reviewing but there is no way to filter. Please change this and your answers sometimes are totally wrong or person responding didn't read or understand question.
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