I am close enough. Do you think the hassle of remembering a phillips screwdriver, and having to remove the hatches with it, would be too much? I could always tape a little baggie inside with spare bolts in case I lost one.

> Don:

> I feel your pain. I don't have an answer to the hatch sealing problem
> (yet) but I can tell you I bought stainless steel tee nuts (#10, I
> think)at West Marine for ... $.42 each. I tried the website,

> http://www.westmarine.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ExecMacro/home.d2w/report
> and could get to the "Fasteners/Hardware" section, but couldn't
> find _exactly_ the name of the stainless steel tee nut item. I don't know
> where you're located, but there are two stores within 10 minutes drive of
> my seat so, if you can't get there or order online, contact me via email,
> and I would be happy to be your buyer/shipper, no charge.

> Ed Valley