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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Jake
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