My Shearwater Baidarka has a fairly steep two-panel deck, with round, flush hatch cut-outs. I mounted the bungies on the underside of the deck, from webbing loops, using the same screws that hold the deck fittings.

The vector forces on the hatch lids pulls the hatch down evenly over its entire circumference. There is more tension on the bungies than I would get with straps and ladderlock buckles.

On the underside of the hatches, I have epoxied four plastic lacing-hooks, to catch the bungies. These have worked fine, so far.

On the underside of the peak of the deck, I have epoxied a further two lacing-hooks. With these, I can pull the bungies out of the way, while loading gear through the hatches.

Andrew

: I am trying to decide where to put the anchor points for the internal bungies
: for my hatches on my CH17 S&G. I don't have the deck on yet. I looked at
: Ross Leidy's web site and he put his about 2" down from the corners.
: Would the placement on a S&G be about the same (about 2" below the
: shear clamp below the corners)? Thanks.

: Jimmy