"Trouble is if you lean over to the side, will your weight go off floor and the entire thing tumbles into the drink. Or hold it down with a really heavy cooler of beer. "

"I first did a gunwale to gunwale steam bent piece with a curved brace mounted to it, but after two seasons found it cumbersome because its hard to move people between the rear seat and the rowers seat without going to shore.  Also it got in the…"

"It is good stuff, I also use on each and every screw that enter plywood! Rick N"

"Thanks Rick. I dug around some more and found a tube of Life Caulk, so that is what I ended up using I 2016. After pulling one chine cap off, it is clear that I scrimped on the caulk and left some gaps. This time I will be more generous."

"I have been using Life Caulk from Boat Life successfully for several years. I finished my drift boat in 2011 and have found the caulk to continue to work just as it did when I first used it, in other words, it is still pliable stays in place. It is…"

"I was reading an older thread on this site recently where none other than AJ DeRosa suggested tying an overhand slip know with a long tail at the end of the anchor rope. That way if the line ran out to the know and you needed to dump the anchor rig,…"

"I was advised on this site years ago... "no knot, let the anchor go". Good advice. I anchored one time in swift water in order to hold a fishing spot. It held, and we fished, but it wasn't a good idea. I recovered and everything…"

"When I guided in Montana I was taught to leave the anchor rope free of knots, fortunately I have never stuck an anchor nor had to deal with the issue. I can point out the spot on the Snake River in Idaho where we lost an outobard motor that…"

"I don’t have more than 80 bucks in an anchor and rope. I’d rather burn that 80 bucks then lose my boat or anyone’s life.  I had to ditch an anchor once just because I simply couldn’t get it back. That cut the fishing…"

"I finally talked with Steve Steele about this and he says they sold boats with this anchor lock for a year or so and found it tended to bind and not free wheel line out, so they changed systems.  He suggested taking the locking mechanism out…"

"I built a similar rear knee brace for my 82 Steele and found it cumbersome. Changing positions front to back is almost impossible with older anglers like me without pulling to shore. This is a problem, because I like both anglers in the bow…"