[eggsuckindog]

I use mine the same way also, as matt mentioned they don't hold worth crap. It will let water in at rest on mine but will drain on a plane. I just put a piece of weather strip along the front of mine to try and keep it dry, the water will not run to the sides for some reason and it would get wet. On my 18 when it was pretty new that thru hull was leaking, drove me nuts trying to find the leak since it only did it with a big load.