Replace 1 worn or damaged ball-and-socket gas strut from your boat's hatch lid or compartment door. Stainless steel won't rust or corrode, even in saltwater. Strut measures 20" long and offers 60 lbs of force.
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This gas strut is made of heavy-duty stainless steel, which is highly resistant to rust and corrosion, making it great for freshwater and saltwater use.
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 20 inch long, stainless steel gas shock. Now, this gas shock is designed to replace your worn out or damaged shock on your boat hatch. It is a stainless steel construction, so it provides maximum corrosion resistance and so it's perfect for high salt water areas. This does easily install in minutes, no special tools required. And when you do install this, you'll always want to install it with this rod portion facing down, and it is recommended to replace these gas shocks in pairs.A few specs on this. The connection it's designed to fit on is a 10 millimeter ball socket design.
And basically how that works. Let me just zoom in here to show you the details on this, how you would install it. Basically, if you look at the very end, you can see what will go onto your ball. And the way you install it is you just pull up on the cap here, this cap that's right on top of the socket portion. And when you pull that up enough, that'll release the pressure.
You can see you pull it up enough and it releases the pressure on those four clips, and that'll allow you to push it onto the 10 millimeter ball. Once it pushes on there, push that cap back down. That'll put pressure on those clamps and secure it to the ball. It's a very easy installation. You actually don't even need any tools really to install it.Length on this is 20 inches, and that's measured from the center of this ball socket to the center of this one.
So if we take our tape measure center to center, measures a 20-inch length. Output force on this shock is 60 pounds.But that should do it for the review on the Taylor Made 20 inch long, stainless steel gas shock.
Ratings & Reviews
Great fit. Perfect replacement strut for a Chaparral SS rear bench seat engine cover/sunpad.
Needed to replace several boat hatch struts on a 2008 cruiser. etrailer had the right parts and the phone support to help me sort my older boat. Well done.
Perfect replacement
Worked well to replace cabin door hatch lid strut on a 2005 Hydra Sports 212 WA. Had to move the top mount back about 3/4" to allow the lid to close completely, but when the original part is no longer available, this is the way to go.
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.
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!!
Replaced a hatch strut on a 2015 Stingray. Exact match and perfect fit.
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.
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.
Just what I needed
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!
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.
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.
Worked great on our boat hatch! Thanks etrailer.com!
Worked great on our boat hatch. Always a great experience using etrailer.com when purchasing items for our truck and boat.
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