I installed a hatch lift-spring that's intended to hold a lid open. When you open the lid, the spring becomes extended/straight and holds the lid up; to close the lid you just press lightly in the middle of the spring and it bends to allow you to close it. The spring has brackets at each end with small screw holes. It works PERFECTLY. I bought the spring at the Marinemax dealer where I bought my boat. I found something almost exactly the same on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Stainless-Steel-Hatch-Spring-Support/dp/B00GXI4RBG/ref=pd_sim_200_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00GXI4RBG&pd_rd_r=B0YP5EMPK9KHCFZ9XXR1&pd_rd_w=FRG15&pd_rd_wg=QIwkt&psc=1&refRID=B0YP5EMPK9KHCFZ9XXR1