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Subject:Re: Thanks, Bob..re Westphalian hatch fix...pvc pipe hatch strut supports
Date:Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:10:08 EDT

In a message dated 9/15/08 10:02:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
collum@VERIZON.NET writes:

> When at first they didn't succeed, they only
> pulled harder.  It wasn't long after that that I put two heavy duty
> struts on and left the pipes off.
>
>

i sold a rear hatch to someone who used the PVC pipe hatch props and their
kids kinked the hatch and cracked the metal by trying to pull it closed with the
pvc pipe strut support in place..

a set of new hatch struts would have been alot cheaper.. LOL

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