: I was on Falls Lake (NC) two Sundays ago and met a lovely CLC Northbay. The
: builder had used fasteners called Dzus fasteners (used in airplanes and
: race
: cars) to hold his hatches on. They were two very small metal fasteners that
: held with a quarter turn. It made the deck extremely clean looking (no
: webbing!) and I am currently trying to find someone to sell some to me so
: I can retrofit my Chesapeake LT16.

You can buy them from Aircraft Spruce at the following address http://www.aircraft-spruce.com/main.html

: Has anyone has worked with these before? I didn't get the builder's name. I
: think he used the quarter turn Panex line with the ring.

I used them on aircraft. Of course, this was with an aluminum application.Make sure that you order the right stud length for your application.

I think they would let in a little bit of water but you may be able to live with that.

Good luck and let us know how they work out for you.