Hi, I have been reading this list for a short while now and will soon start building a Queen Charlotte 17. I have read many diatribes on flush mounted hatches and fittings, it seems like everyone has a different method of holding the hatches down and there doesn't seem to be a consensus on which is the best way. So I had this idea of my own that might work and that would be cheap and easy if it did. If anyone has any constructive criticism I would welcome it. Lee Valley sells some pretty amazing rare earth magnets. I know it sounds far fetched, but their biggest one, an inch in diameter and very thin will lift 35 pounds. With their new "concentrating cup thingys" the force is increased fourfold. A few of these would seem to hold down a hatch adequately, in fact might make them hard to get off! Has anyone ever tried this? My other idea was to use those surfboard leash attachment point things sunk in the deck for bungy attachment points. they are little cups with a bar across them. I don't know what they are worth, or whether they would be suitable but they might be ok. Paul L