The original stainless steel struts supporting the forehatch on our Rasmus 35 no longer hold the hatch open securely. Rather than fitting new (gas) struts does anyone know of a way of refurbishing the old ones so that they will hold the hatch in the open position? They are a simple construction of a rod with a sleeve at the inner end sliding inside the body of the strut. The rod is prevented from coming fully out of the body by a nut. There is evidence of lubrication and I have tried simply re-filling the rod with grease but this doesn't seem to increase the holding capacity.
Any suggestions?
JFHPJ
Any suggestions?
JFHPJ