It's working well as far as weight and lack of water logging for sure... with the Nevada being such a small Float Tube it does put you up much closer to the apron and crossbar which I find perfectly fine but some may not like. The only downside I see to it right now is the foam is very dense which also makes for a somewhat firm seat. The cardboard form I made is angled towards the back to help keep me tucked closer to the rear of the float tube. When I installed the straps I screw them down in such a way that the very front portion has a fastener going into the plastic at the edge of the original seat sling,making sure it can't slide backwards. All and all I'm pretty happy with it. Next time I go out I might fish half the day with it and half the day without it just to get a true feeling for which way I liked it more. If I'm using just shorts and it's pretty warm no doubt the seed is nice to elevate me out of the water. Once in waders though I may prefer the extra drag especially on Windy days