Article: Handyman: great ideas from boat owners. (Boatkeeper).(Letter to the Editor)

Carpeted floor Board Pulls

If you've carpeted your cabin sole recently, you're undoubtedly tired of wedging up the tight-fitting hatches to access the engine room or storage lockers. Factory boats have stainless pulls that lie flat on the carpeted hatch covers, but marine supply stores seem to sell only the flush ring pulls for use with wood or fiberglass covers. To solve this dilemma, you can purchase drawer pulls at any hardware store or home improvement store that stocks a wide variety. This is important because you want a pull that is fairly flat to keep from tripping over it, but you also want one with a base that is strong and narrow.

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