The turnbuckle is a great way to keep the hatch open. I went ahead and soldered the two ends in place after deciding on the correct length. No shipping costs either! On 6/5/07, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote: > > RE: Turnbuckle Hatch Latch > I think the interest in the DIY approach came when the price for the > commercial version went from around $15 to $30 with one online vendor. > Plus, it's 'cool' to come up with an elegant solution. BTW, the > turnbuckle > wasn't my idea, I just posted some pictures. I don't recall who posted > the > idea first, it was at least four years ago, maybe longer. >
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