Just my opinion but I've never cared for the Brap Strap set up. I have always hated those bulky ratcheting fittings and they make removing your hood a 5 minute job. When I set up my ski, I thoroughly thought out my hood set up and decided to add a lip around the engine compartment, then just simply hold the hood on with a couple of 2 dollar rubber bungees, pulling in opposing directions. The hood can't shift back and forth or side to side and the bungees are tight enough to hold it in place and stretchy enough to account for any flex. The bungees hold the hood on so well, the hood latch pretty much did nothing so I eventually removed it. Now I don't even run a hood latch, it's not necessary. The best part though is it only takes about 2 seconds to install or remove the hood. Granted, since the lip around the engine compartment is the key, for someone to copy my set up after the fact would be a pain in the a$$, but I built the lip when I did my reinforcing so it wasn't that much more work.
Glassed in lip around the engine compartment
2 dollar rubber bungees, pulling in opposing directions.