: Ron,

: The magnets were from Lee Valley. The are the 1/2" rare earth type. Your
: may need to find a source down there as they don't like to ship them by
: air. They are made in China, anyway so you are closer to the real source
: :-) I think I had 14 on the fore hatch and 15 on the aft.

: I'm not sure how well these will work. The fore hatch lid or lip is warped a
: bit, and getting a good seal may be troublesome. I originally tried a
: Valclav type lip, but screwed it up (major air bubbles) so I tossed it.
: This lip is more along the lines of Ted Henry's (Holly's actually) Silver.
: I attempted to offset the lip slightly, but the lid will probably still
: sit a bit proud. The magnets are glassed on both sides, but overzealous
: sanding on my part may have exposed them, especially on the lids. I tried
: to fix this, but I would not be surprised if we get some rust out while in
: Port Towsend for R2K3. No time to mess with it now, but I may scrap the
: system and start over when we get back.

: I do like the magnet system. They snap down very tight and require a good
: pull to remove (I'll probably use a piece of webbing for that). I just
: need to perfect the installation a bit more. I was pretty nervous drilling
: holes in the undersides of the lids and ended up not going deep enough.
: But, what the heck! It's not my boat :-) ..... Uh.... Beth's not
: listening, right???!

: Bill

Okay Bill,

How much money did you have to pay Ron to do the "Good Word Advertisement" for "MOSCOW BOATWERKS"?

Before you head West at 75+ miles an hour, remeber to either remove the hatches or attach an internal tiedown. Otherwise you might get to Port Townsend and find your making a Red/Green duck tape special hatch.

Roger