Classic AquaSport
General Aquasport Forums => Aquasport Discussion => Topic started by: FLboatus on January 14, 2024, 05:35:33 PM
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Happy New Year Aquasport fans. I have a 1996 Aquasport 245 Osprey. Had it close to 2 years, slowly fixing it up. It never had either of the gas shocks or struts for lifting the front seat on the center console. So I don’t have any details on the size or lifting force required. Searching this site, I found a couple posts mentioning some details in the attached links, but the posts are 10 years old and the links like Ameritool with the size required don’t open due to age. I did see someone post they thought 29 inches are needed, which matches up close to my measurement. I can order the Taylor Made struts at West Marine it seems, they have a 28 inch and a 36 inch, among others. But I have no idea what force is required. Taylor has 40, 50, 60, 80 pounds and possibly higher. I’ve found a complex formula in newtons which didn’t work for me but Maybe someone’s done this repair, so I’m seeking 2 things, the correct length and correct force in pounds if anyone may know. Thanks to anyone who may know and can help!
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A quick search reveled the following:
First, you will need to measure the extended distance with the seat opened fully. 26"-27" seems to be the approximate length. I would guess ,if possible, measuring the closed length would also be helpful.
40lbs. is the force.
Here's one link.
https://classicaquasport.com/smf/index.php?topic=3661.msg61121#msg61121
Good luck.
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Capt. Bob, great, thank you!