Following up on my own query (below), How about removing the knob,
connecting a universal joint to the shaft, then a 6'' shaft, then
attaching a knob to the lower end of this dangly shaft?

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Subject: Reaching skylight knob
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 10:40:59 -0700
From: Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com>
Reply-To: camping.elliott@gmail.com
To: Vanagon <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>

I'm too short to reach the skylight knob when the top up. I used to just
lower the top a bit when I needed to open or close the skylight, but now
that I have installed a Buese Shelf(TM) on the crossbar, it's a bit more
complicated because whatever's on the shelf needs to be removed before
lowering the lid. What would be cool would be some kind of extension for
the knob, dangled down where I can reach it.*

*Of course I could haul something into the van to stand on. I like to
keep the floor uncluttered though, it being somewhat small, so most
floor items get moved outside when camping.
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Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
KG6RCR

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Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
KG6RCR