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el indio 05-10-2009 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by gtsmpuc (Post 2825485)
What are you guys doing with the engine hatches with the hydraulic rams. Ours in rough water will lift about 2" up and drop very hard bc the rams dont hold actual pressure down.

fool proof.

gtsmpuc 05-11-2009 08:12 AM

its a 2600, the seat is attached to the engine hatch and the whole part while lift up when hit good sized rollers

RunninHotRacing163.1 05-11-2009 08:27 AM


Originally Posted by gtsmpuc (Post 2859411)
No ideas or fixes??? I would have been sure other people have corrected this issue.

Hood pins ,slide em in before you leave the dock:ernaehrung004:

gtsmpuc 05-11-2009 08:31 AM

I dont know if they would work how the hatch comes down. I was looking for something a little more technical and tricky. Like maybe running some door lock solenoids and some hiddens pins on the back side. I just figued somebody else already did something and i was just going to copy them!

DareDevil 05-11-2009 09:28 AM

I bet your ram is shoot or u have air in it !!!!!!!!!

Think about it ,,,if a hydraulic ram does that then your drives would be all over the place !!!!

Same system !!!

Just fix the ram and u be ok !!:ernaehrung004:

gtsmpuc 05-11-2009 09:58 AM

It doesnt seem like the ram is bad, maybe one of the solenoids isnt holding properly. I never really checked how the lines ran, i just figured that maybe on the system that getting it bled fully or getting rid of the slop may not be possible. Hydraulcis seem to always have some play in them.

tssteph 05-11-2009 10:01 AM

We all have the same problem. Low pressure hydraulic system. Crank it down tight and the problem goes away. Or switch to mech lift.

Catmando 05-13-2009 01:39 AM


Originally Posted by el indio (Post 2863227)
fool proof.

that's what I had on my 24' Carlson. Problem was if the pins got out of alignment they were a ***** to line up again.

wuped 05-13-2009 11:30 AM

We have the same problem with our boat hatch. I have been thinking about an electro-magnetic door lock, which could be connected to the hatch switch and release when you open the hatch or you can connect it to the on position on your ignition switch it would only hold when you were running. You could mount it to the hatch in the middle and have the plate attached to the floor.
http://www.mcmaster.com/#electromagn...-locks/=1uvd1j.

DareDevil 05-13-2009 11:46 AM


Originally Posted by wuped (Post 2865228)
We have the same problem with our boat hatch. I have been thinking about an electro-magnetic door lock, which could be connected to the hatch switch and release when you open the hatch or you can connect it to the on position on your ignition switch it would only hold when you were running. You could mount it to the hatch in the middle and have the plate attached to the floor.
http://www.mcmaster.com/#electromagn...-locks/=1uvd1j.

I think getting an electric hatch activator is allot easyer !!


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