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Is there a place for the gas struts to mount? Maybe they forgot to install?
Wow...
My thoughts exactly. So I'm thinking that I'm missing one. It's hard for me to believe that they want you to hold it open with one arm while bending over to get things out with the other. Any one with a 252 SE that can confirm? I might have to make a call tomorrow.
Ya man that's not right. On my 2018 195 it stays open until you shut it
Did you have a gas or hydraulic arm on it?
When I first got it, I noticed the screws on one of the hinges was almost stripping out of the door so I took it off and it was really tight to where I could barley close with my hands. So I tried to loosen it and the hinge pin broke, it was on that tight, but it did loosen it up so I just put it back on. So know you got me thinking that it was supposed to be tight to keep the door open but like I said the screw was starting to strip out the door to where I didn't feel comfortable leaving it that way.
No , no arm
Older boats had a strut and it works well albeit many of us found it necessary to adjust the attachment sites for better operation.
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How do you keep it open while unloading?
Good question… havent had it on the water yet. I would probably just use my shoulder and lift things out?
Sounds like another modification forthcoming. I would find a way to add the struts if it were me.
You know I dont know about a strut. It would get in the way of unloading from the front or back. I would rather install flushed hinges, much like the ones on the compartments on the newer yamahas
I'm under the impression that they're friction hinges, which makes sense now. I guess the one I had might have been to tight to open and close to where the screws were stipping out.
I did the shoulder thing and it's a pain in the a$$. I would prop it open with my grill if I had to dive in there to get something or have some one hold it open.
Do you have pictures of the hinges? Just so i can have a look?
