[alberg30] Lock the companionway

[finnus505 at aol.com]

From: finnus505 at aol.com

Hey gang,
Stargazer, #255, came to me with disastrous hatch covers, that all had to be 
rebuilt or replaced.
the main companionway was locked with a bronze, permanently fixed 'hasp' that 
was attached to the slide, and slipped through a slot in the top drop in 
board when you slid the hatch back to close it.  However, when the hatch was 
slid forward to open it, this non-hinging hasp just stood out, in the ready- 
to-slide-into-the-drop-board position, and I could see that if someone was 
bounced a little forward while going down the companionway, they could really 
get hurt by this protrusion.
Any one changed the system of locking the main hatch to a safer, but just as 
easy, one? 
thx,
Lee

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