Engine Hatch Gas Shocks
 

I am looking for information to help me find the proper gas shocks. I am looking for z235 gas shock info, length closed and length open also lifting force in LBS. the boat I am buying tuesday!!! is missing the shocks and dont want to have a boat brush as a prop. Any info will help so I can get these for the new boat!

Thanks.......Mike

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Hi Mike

You may find this thread helpful
http://www.mariahownersclub.com/foru...mechanism.html

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You might try the search option there was a few posts last spring about hatch lifts and shocks. Just a thought if you didn't.

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Yep, if you do a site search for "struts" you will find a number of helpful threads.

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Thanks everyone!!! I found the info I needed and I am making S/S plates to mount the shocks on the motor cover due to previous owner removing the struts and I am thinking the gelcoat hatch was damaged because of the marine tex smeared all over it. So I am going to cut 2 3"x5" SS plate and then put some SS on the backside for strength and I will have a functioning motor cover!!!!
The best news is I take delivery of the boat tomorrow!!!!! It has taken a long time to make this deal happen but I think I have made a good choice. I have been doing alot of reading on this site and it appeares to be a very well built boat. I am like a kid a christmas and just want to play with my new toy....LoL

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Nothing like getting a nice Mariah for Christmas! :wink_thumbup:

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Please post some pictures of the fabricated solution when your done.

You will get very little sleep tonight. Congratulations on the new boat, I'm still just as excited about mine over a year later.:D

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Well this project is going forward! I ordered the lift shocks from Lift Supports Systems | Hood | Window | Trunk | Hatch | Auto Parts By Lou
This website lets you choose the extended length and then they show all the results that are in that length to include lift lb and closed length.

I made some S/S plates to cover-up someones bad patch job on the gel-coat cover, once that was grinded off the plates fit great. The gel-coat cover has a small void behind it so when you tighten the screws the cover bows in so I filled the backside with some bondo to make it soild, and mounted the S/S plates. Now just waiting for the shocks to be delivered so they can be mounted and this project will be done! Now I would like to find someone to paint the Mariah logo embossed on the engine hatch.

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Here is the finished product! Clean ,Neat and stronger than factory.

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Nice job! Those plates are pretty awesome, were they tough to make? You might have something there many of our members could be interested in!

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Very clean! Well done.

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What size and length shocks did you use? Also how many lbs of force are they? and how does the hatch stay down and not constantly try to spring open? I just bought a 1994 talari z200 I need to do the same thing to mine.

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I was able to measure where my brackets were located and I determined the closed length then I held the hatch open to where I wanted it to be and measured to get the open length. If you go to the link listed earlier on in the thread you can search by using your measurements then choose the lb force. I cant remember what I got and the boat is sealed up for the winter I want to say they are @90lb but not positive. I was concerned about the hatch coming open so I got a strap for each side of the hatch with a snap on them from my canvas guy. I have forgot to snap them and not had a problem but I try to make sure they are snapped for my piece of mind.

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Looks great! I just did mine for a winter project. I should have done them last summer, they made life much easier!