Hatch lift and dead batts?
 

I am wondering what some of you do. If your batteries go dead on you or if you have an electrical problem, how do you open the hatch. I'm currently installing a new lift mtr and wiring it up. I thought about an extra terminal mounted under the seat leading to the mtr or a quick disconnect cable attached to the pin on the hatch bracket.

Surely someone has this problem solved. :(

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I made a pull pin attached to a SS cable that you can access by taking the 6 screws that hold the air vent on the side of the boat. Pull the vent off, pull the cable and you're in.

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I can turn my switches off and have a set of cables that are hooked to the battery that powers the hatch and a pull pin just in case.

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A buddy of mine has a electric hatch and his allows the cylinder to open and lift away, allowing you to muscle it open. I take it not all lifts are that way?

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I feed my panel with a jumper box and open it normally. This wont work if the ram goes bad so I am thinking of adding a cable/pin deal also.

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My pull pin has a button that needs to be depressed to relax the small ball bearings( qty2) in the end so it will pull out.

Panther, is yours like that?
I guess I can look for a different style pull pin that might be more accomodating (sp) Otherwise, I need to rig up somethig to push the button and pull the pin at the same time :eek:

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bring a new charged 12 volt battery into the cabin or wherever your access is to the back of the switch to raise the hatch. Use allegator clips to the back of the switch or board to supply fresh power to up switch.

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My Formula engine hatch has a separate aluminum frame that's hinged at the rear. I can lift the hatch manually or power it up. Nice feature if the battery dies.

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i can pull a piece of the back bench off and reach thru a designed hole to the pin and pull it out and lift manually.

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back feed with jump pack though lighter/aux socket

or if you own a fountain you dont have that problem, they have jump cable hook up under the seat

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I'll mount a set of terminals under the rear seat, but I'm more concerned with an electrical problem and or bad lift mtr. I will rig up a quick release cable to the pull pin.
Thanks Guys :cool:

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My pin has a small spring loaded detent ball, I just pull the cable and the pin comes right out.

I installed it because last summer it was really rough on our way back home. Just before we got in I got on it for a little while. We got back to the river and I noticed the bildge pump was running. Went to go open the hatch and in was broken. I had 3 guys prying the hatch up so I could could see what was going on. It turns out one of the header hoses blew out and was pumping water into the bildge.

We then had to pry the hatch up while I stuck my arm in with a channel lock's to pull the pin out.

Ever since then I knew I had to come up with an easier way to get into the hatch if there was an emergency.

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My fountain has a plug under the seat to hook jumper cables to. I need to get a set to fit that plug just in case. If the motor on the ram goes out i'm screwed. Hopefully it'll warn me first.

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I just plug an extension chord into my shore power outlet and use the onboard battery charger to juice up the batteries for a few minutes.

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I Also Have A Release Pin Just For This Reason. I Am Thinking About Adding A Set Of Terminals Under The Seat. Last Time I Just Took The 4awg Wire From My Amps And Jumed It That Way.

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Is it normal for the electric hatch to kill the charge in a new battery in a few lifts? New battery, engine off and the deep cycle battery is toast in 3-5 lifts. If not would you replace with new electric or hydraulic one from bennet that runs off trim tab pump?