Thanks, Tod. Where did you get those hasps? I like the hooks for opening -Peter- ----- Original Message ----- From: <htmills@bright.net> To: ">Mboats<" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 7:51 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Re: Hatch cover hasps Peter, I just went out and looked.....it's not blowing a gale here.....:-) There is a small gap between the front lip of the hatch and the front of the seat-front. The nut that is used is very shallow and probably sticks out less than 1/8". sort of pic of hasp here: http://www.trailersailor.com/uploads/selfsteer01.jpg the bottommost part is where you hook your finger to flip it up. I don't find these hasps to be hard on ankles either. I did have some boathook hooks (you can see one pair of holes where I put bolts in place) but those things were forever grabbing at me like little carnivores. Tod _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats