filliefan
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- Joined
- Aug 25, 2015
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- Fluid Motion Model
- C-24 C
- Non-Fluid Motion Model
- Cutwater 26
- Vessel Name
- Jacob Thomas
Hi,
Bought my 2014 Cutwater 26 new last August. Enjoying it so far. But there are some issues. The spring connecting the TV mount to the bulkhead bends in when returning the TV to its original position and obviously needs to straighten or extend when rotating the TV towards the helm area. The problem is that it's a conventional spring that doesn't have a normal rotation point or center bend. When returning the TV to its original position you need to remember to push the central portion of the spring inwards to ensure that the TV mount is secured properly. Just recently, when attempting to place the TV back against the bulkhead facing the v berth, I forgot to push the spring's center point in to collapse it. Thus, the spring bent outwards causing torque that broke lose one half of the upper hinge pulling both screws out and splintering some of the wood. Frankly, I never like this design feature and figured it was only a matter of time before something failed. A piano hinge coupled with something other than that spring, like two rods rotating about a center point, would seem to be more appropriate. Meanwhile, I'm left to fix the thing, or, under the circumstances, is this something I should be looking to the dealer or factory for? The boat owner shouldn't need to remember to have to collapse the spring every time the TV is returned to its normal position. Would appreciate a response from the factory.
Also, the ceiling fabric above the helm is coming loose. I tried to tuck it back in, but that won't hold. Need direction on this as well.
Thank you
Larry
Bought my 2014 Cutwater 26 new last August. Enjoying it so far. But there are some issues. The spring connecting the TV mount to the bulkhead bends in when returning the TV to its original position and obviously needs to straighten or extend when rotating the TV towards the helm area. The problem is that it's a conventional spring that doesn't have a normal rotation point or center bend. When returning the TV to its original position you need to remember to push the central portion of the spring inwards to ensure that the TV mount is secured properly. Just recently, when attempting to place the TV back against the bulkhead facing the v berth, I forgot to push the spring's center point in to collapse it. Thus, the spring bent outwards causing torque that broke lose one half of the upper hinge pulling both screws out and splintering some of the wood. Frankly, I never like this design feature and figured it was only a matter of time before something failed. A piano hinge coupled with something other than that spring, like two rods rotating about a center point, would seem to be more appropriate. Meanwhile, I'm left to fix the thing, or, under the circumstances, is this something I should be looking to the dealer or factory for? The boat owner shouldn't need to remember to have to collapse the spring every time the TV is returned to its normal position. Would appreciate a response from the factory.
Also, the ceiling fabric above the helm is coming loose. I tried to tuck it back in, but that won't hold. Need direction on this as well.
Thank you
Larry
