Thanks for the response. I'll take a look at the air cylinders (I drive a truck so don't have a trunk...) I'm curious about the "regular hatch lifters". I've been looking for something like that on e-catalogs, etc and have found nothing available, yet. Probably will have to find someone wi...

I just bought a 1995 19' MacGregor Powersailer. It's been 20 years since I've sailed and am having a blast! So far I have only one modification that I'd like to make and that is that the hatch has hinges on the forward side and a wimpy little arm that supposedly will hold the hatch up. Ha! I would l...