Good idea, this. And better than you might think for a reason that you might not think of. I had to pull off an interstate once to take care of a pressing need—broken camshaft in a 1.6 diesel—and had a boat on the car. I had my usual inverted Y going at the back, which had to be released to get the hatch open. Those big rigs passing me at 70 really knocked the unsecured back of that boat around. Using the hinges as described here would obviate the problem. Jim
> It is possible to thread rope around the rear hatch hinges. Open the > hatch 1/2 way and thread a loop of rope around each hinge. Make sure the > rope rests on the bracket part of the hinge so it doesn't get chewed up by > the hinge mechanism when opening and closing the hatch. Relatively stiff > rope with a woven casing such as the sailboat sheet lines found in boat > stores are easier to manoeuvre than the common 3 strand twisted rope types. > > Martin > > |
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