Pete Ford used the locking hatches on the deck of one of his boats. Check out his site if you haven't yet. Nice work, nice pictures.

Ross

> Does anyone have experience putting Beckson screw-in hatches on the deck
> of a boat? I'm going to be building a CLC North Bay and I'm looking for
> some ideas for flush hatches. I see that the Betsie Bay's are built using
> the Beckon pry-out type hatches. Are these any dryer or easier to work
> with than the screw-ins? Thanks in advance. Dennis