Finally got a chance to head out salmon fishing in the rain this morning.It was fun..the bilge pumps never came on..there was not enough water even though it was raining hard for awhile.The sun ended up drying the cockpit floor by noon. Now that i know that the boat will not fill up with water and sink when it is raining that opens up more fishing time for me....i will still put the cockpit cover on when moored at my slip......Saw a 32 foot Nordic Tug on the river yesterday...i want one...ha!ha!...Tug