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 36" long and offers 80 lbs of force.
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Jeff: Hello everybody. This is Jeff at etrailer.com. Today we're going to take a look at this Taylor Made 36 inch long steel gas strut for boat hatches. Now this gas strut is designed to replace a worn out or damaged strut on your boat's hatch lid. It will extend to ease lifting your hatch lid, and it will compress to gently close your hatch without slamming. It is a heat treated steel construction which is very durable, and they do use a corrosion resistant coating which won't rust even in saltwater areas.
And it is a ball and socket installation on each end. It attaches to the ball studs on the inside of your boat's hatch. The connection type is a 13 millimeter ball socket with a spring C clip, and it does easily install in minutes. There's no special tools required.What I wanted to do is zoom in, so we can show you what I'm talking about. Here's the ball socket.
And if you notice wrapped around it is this clip. So what you want to do is just pry the C` clip, just like that, to where it unhooks from there. And then you can slide it right out of the ball socket. And there's your C clip. So when you're removing this, you just pop that C clip, remove it from the ball and socket.
When you go to put the new one on, put the strut onto the ball, and then what you'll do is after it's on the ball, just insert this into the two holes, push it back around and it clips into place, and that'll lock it onto the ball. Very simple installation and removal.Now when you do install this, you do want this inner rod portion to be facing down. And it is always recommended to replace these gas shocks in pairs. The length again on this is measured from the center of this ball socket to the center of this one is 36 inches. The compression force is 80 pounds and the quantity is for one strut.But that should do it for the review on the Taylor Made 36 inch long steel gas strut for boat hatches..
Ratings & Reviews
Fits perfect. Works well.
Great fit. Perfect replacement strut for a Chaparral SS rear bench seat engine cover/sunpad.
Perfect replacement
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.
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.
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.
Exactly what we needed for our boat. Thanks a lot!!
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