Question
 

This is my 3rd Beak, and I have the same problem with all of them, and can't seem to fix it.
Is there a good spring lift / gas spring for holding up the hatch to get into the cabin ?
I replace them, and only get a year m/l out of them. I thought guys on this forum might know.
Thanks in advance.
~~ Steve

would be nice to know, my head is notted up allready:lolhit:

Thanks for the link, what amount of pressure are you using ?

I will look...

I replaced my original with the highest rated one I could find. 4 yrs and no problem. I 'think' it is 60#

i just ordered the 80# one for my boat. not taking any chances, i would rather have to worry about strapping it shut than propping it back up

You can take yours into a Westmarine and tell them you want the same size but 40LBs. They ordered me one and it's been nice ever since.

For whatever reason, the ones around here don't stock the higher psi rams. Also, the stainless ones are even nicer than the black..

My local West Marine store was out of the size I needed so I ordered a 40# from their website and it was delivered in about 3 days.

Like everyone else said, go to a higher pressure. Takes a little more effort to close the door but it holds up much better.

OK, if you are only getting a year out of them, you are doing something wrong? Are you riding around with the hatch open?? Do you have kids playing with it? Do you have speakers on the top of the hatch? the shock absorbers should be lasting at least 3-4 years and thats with allot of opening and closing. The shock is like any other part, it is designed to work for X number of cycles, with X numer of weight, some how yours is going through more.

The most common mistake we see is boating (like running on plane) with it open, this will shorten the life of the shock, every time you hit a wave its like you opened and closed it thus a cycle.

Hope this helps

Will:party-smiley-004:

Actually, we don't use the boat very much, 10 hrs. a year, I think it's closed too much, just wears out that way... ? Heck I don't know, but thanks for all the tips. I'll get one order.
~~ Reggie

Mine is 8 3/8 inches long when opened, so do I order a 9 inch one ?

Wow, yea 10hrs a year, well, you stumped me.:party-smiley-004:

And the boat sits on a covered lift all year long, and it gets cold in MO. too.
I think it just doesn't get used enough...?

Ordered one from Dana thanks Back4more.

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