Help with power sundeck/motor lid
 

I recently bought a 1994 220Z Talari and wanted to know if there is a manual switch to the power sundeck/motor cover. It crossed my mind if my battery died how would I get the deck up to access the battery for a jump? I did a search and could not find anything so sorry if this is a repeat.

I had this happen to me. Get the screwgun and start taking the back seat apart! For my money they could take these electric hatches and stick em where the sun don't shine!

I had mine out yesterday, raised the hatch and it dawned on me if I ever had an engine fire, that thing would burn to the keel before I could get the hatch up and put it out...

Has anyone rigged a way to manually open and close the lid besides unbolting it from the arms and just letting it sit there? If my battery dies its not going to be a good day.

The base of the shaft has a 6” slot that should allow you to raise the deck enough to reach in and pull the pin at the top of the shaft. I have a storage compartment on the deck that has a small port on the bottom I can open and reach in and pull the pins if needed.

Re sundeck electric hatches
 

Hi,
During the winter lay-up I had battery failure and wondered how I would get to the battery to re-charge / change it. Well the electric hatches fitted to my 218SC "2001" vintage will allow the hatch to be pulled up enough for access to the battery switch and bring the second battery into action, or to pull forward the entire seat.
As for fire access, I notice there is a small window at the base of the storage box below the rear seat which doubles as an extinguisher port. If the motor room did go up the automatic extinguisher should operate or it could be assisted via this port.
Regards
Rod

Thanks for the info and links!

sundeck problem with batteries dead
 

:rolling_laugh:thank you so much people...what great responses.
I contacted the people who work on my boat and they told me :

if the batteries are dead and you want to open the deck lid...it takes two people.
one persons lifts up on the front lip of the deck...it will go up about 4 inches.
the other person takes a wrench and where the rod pushes the top up, there is a pin that has to be unbolted and the deck breaks loose from the the rod.
jumper box or battery charger and you are on your way.

perko switch...use it.

I always leave my hatch up a little bit, so it isn't putting a good amount of force on the seat's, and then if the battery dies, i just pull my back seats forward. My bench seat has hinges on it so I just tilt it foward, then put it back, and go! Might be able to get pictures tomarow or some night this week (have to bring the boat home from the lift with the canopy for some TLC, and painting the live well for a beer cooler:yes_grin:
95Z212

Mine has a spring loaded pin that can be pulled out without tools and without the second person.

pin for deck lid
 

did you get that with the boat or did you install it?
I thought about putting some kind of pin in it so that i wouoldn't have to deal with it should it happen again.
thankls for the response......Mark

As far as I know, this is what it came with. I may be able to get a picture of it later today.

The hatch has a "c" channel mounted to it with a hole on each extension. The pin goes through this hole, then goes through the actuator arm (cylinder with a hole in it), and goes through the other side of the "c" channel. It all looks and performs like it was original.

Here's the picture. As I said, it looks to be original, and I can't imagine not having a way for quick access without power. Hope you can find an easier way!

Re: Help with power sundeck/motor lid
 

I would take the bolt out and use a link pin instead. I have a pin in mine and when my battery dies my back seat flips forward and I pull the pin out and lift the deck manually.

Re: Help with power sundeck/motor lid
 

I like the power moters bit. but my grandmother of all people told me that she would just pull them and put on toy box hinges.