1980 30' Velocity - Redo in progress
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I can't really get in there. I guess in a pinch I could pill the pins on the back hinges.
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On my 280 there is a piece of u channel between the ram and hatch. I can lift the front of the hatch up about 4" to get my hand in to pull the pin out to get in in an emergency. I can take a picture the next time I have the boat cover off.
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I add a trolling motor plug under the seat wired directly to the lift motor. Easy to connect a jump box or charger. I always carry hand held jump box just incase there is a problem.
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underpsi68 I have seen this solution. I'm sure I'm being optimistic, but I'm worried about the hatch lifting at speed, especially with the scoops.
Cig3 - BOOM! This is the idea I was looking for. Easy and effective. Ordering now - THANKS! Worst case scenario, I could pull someone's battery and set it in the boat to get hatch up but I do like the jump box. Only thing this doesn't address is if the lift actually fails. Still might find a way to get to the pin from under seat. Maybe even a little cable I can yank.
Cig3 - BOOM! This is the idea I was looking for. Easy and effective. Ordering now - THANKS! Worst case scenario, I could pull someone's battery and set it in the boat to get hatch up but I do like the jump box. Only thing this doesn't address is if the lift actually fails. Still might find a way to get to the pin from under seat. Maybe even a little cable I can yank.
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I was looking for this some years back for a customers boat, and I found a post by Member Panther, where he did this to his Apache. Brilliant !
Customer did not want me to do this, in the end, so I have no pics. If you can't find the post (the search suks on OSO), I would PM him. Very nice and helpful guy!
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My 22 has the same set up. It serves two purposes... allows access if no power, and in my case, lifts the hatch about 6' higher than the ram will lift it.
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I checked how much I can lift up my hatch with the u channel today. The hatch will lift up 15-18", more than enough to reach in and pull the release pin. I did take a few pictures if anyone is interested.