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Replace 1 worn or damaged ball-and-socket gas strut from your boat's hatch lid or compartment door. Annealed steel with corrosion-resistant coating is great for saltwater environments. Strut measures 12" long and offers 10 lbs of force.
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Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Today, we're going to take a look at the Taylor Made 12-inch long steel gas shock. Now, this gas shock will replace a worn or damaged shock on your dock box or boat hatch. This is a coated annealed steel rod, which provides corrosion resistance, so it is perfect for high salt water areas. And this does easily install in minutes. There's no special tools that are required.When you do install this, you do want to make sure that this inner rod portion will always face down. And it is recommended to replace these gas shocks in pairs.The connection type on this shock is a 10 millimeter ball socket on both ends.
Total length, and the length is measured from the center of this ball socket to the center of this ball socket. So on this one it's going to measure right at 12 inches. Output force is 10 pounds.Last thing I'm going to show you is how this installs. So we'll zoom in so you can see the retaining clip. Basically you can see on this side is where it goes on to the ball socket.
What you want to do is when you remove your old one, what you'll do is take a screwdriver, put it under a retaining clip, pry it up, and that'll unlock it from the ball, and then you can remove your old one. And then when you go to put this new one on, the same way, you just put your screwdriver under, pry open the clip. Now, you don't want to remove the clip, just pry it up until it unlocks, and then set this over the ball socket and then push the clip right down to lock it into place. So it's a very simple installation. No need for any special tools.
But that should do it for the review on the Taylor Made 12-inch long steel gas shock..
Customer Satisfaction Score:
89% were satisfied with this product
11% of customers were not satisfied
Ratings & Reviews
I used them to make a lift system for a pontoon rear lid. I rebuiilt a 1988 pontoon. The Gas Struts make it much eaiser!!!
Did a bit of research on how to install these shocks via [online video] and ordered this product and installed in my rod lockers. Great products all around, was offered support but did not need it (got lucky). I need to fish more but so far so awesome.
2008 Grady White boat needed a new hatch lift. Boat manufacturers are not like automobile manufacturers, and many times the customer is on his own to find older parts. This was a perfect fit for the worn out gas strut. Even thought the force was 10 pounds lighter than the original part, it works fine. I was most pleased as the size and connectors fitted perfectly to effect a quick sure fix.
Replaced a hatch strut on a 2015 Stingray. Exact match and perfect fit.
These struts worked phenomenal. I should have added them to our food trailer years ago. We retrofitted a 1972 Shasta Go Tag Along trailer and used real pine wood for a nice warm look. The side windows we cut into her were made of 2x4, plywood and pine wood. They were extremely heave and difficult to open. The struts were added and now they slowly open with by themselves. They are easy to close and only take one hand. Should have added them years ago!!
Exact match for a compartment door on a 2016 Unity Leisure Travel van. Speedy shipping as well.
This gas strut for our boat hatch works perfectly. I received this faster than I thought I would and it was very well packaged. I have ordered things before from etrailer and have always had great results and service! I'm sure there will be other things I will need down the road for our boat...after all...you know what BOAT stands for don't you? It stands for "Bring Out Another Thousand"! :) When it comes to anything else I need....this IS the company I will order from.
Thank you etrailer for your service.
Comparing this to the usual steel gas strut is like day and night. Seems well made, and looks great. More important is my review if etrailer. When my order did not arrive, I sent them email. Shortly, I was notified that it was being tracked. When tracking did not find it, I emailed etrailer again. They expedited delivery of a replacement.
perfect for my toolbox lid.
The struts work great on my motorhome. Customer service was very good when I bought the wrong ones the first time! Thanks etrailer
They were returned due to the wrong size ball mounts. Customer service was nothing short of excellent.
Just what I needed
These worked well for my project. I was putting a concession stand style hatch in the basement wall that separates our play area from the living area. It took some research and a few tries to get them installed at the correct angle. I wanted the hatch to almost, but not quite touch the ceiling.
Worked great on our boat hatch. Always a great experience using etrailer.com when purchasing items for our truck and boat.
Shock worked great on my Ranger bass boat.
I would like to thank Abigail J. for her excellent and timely customer service.
Well made and can withstand wind gust that are not real strong
This is how the strut was delivered?????
Well will see how it works.
I'm hoping this does the trick.Had 30 lb on before went to 40 lb on boat hatch.Installed perfect and seems to work better .Different brand but seems exactly the same install.So will see how it works out if it does I will be ordering another.Came fast and in perfect shape.Thank you!
As always, etrailer delivers a great customer experience. In this case, not only worth a fastest, but in this case they were the only supplier I could find for this particular product, which is usually European.
They always get me my stuff quickly, and I use their website websites videos constantly to purchase and install travel related items. They are welcome discovery in my life.
Ordering and receiving product just fine. The strut will some time hold up the door and some times. A little on short on force.
Rick C.
6/21/2022
It is my aluminum door on my tool box. I dont know the weight but it is not heavy at all.
Katrina B.
6/21/2022
I have gotten in touch with the manufacturer and they suggest that you would need to increase the lbs to maybe twenty lbs. You would want to use part number 3691824 which is 12inch x 20lbs.
Love these shocks! Great for boat hatch es!
Product was the size, lb. rating was looking for. With shipping expensive, but the only place I could find 1 and not have to purchase a pair.
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Katrina B.
6/21/2022
Oh no, that does not sound good! Would you happen to know how heavy the door is thats being held up?