Thanks for all the advice, you certainly gave me some good ideas there. While visiting in Washington DC over Christmas, I came across the waterproof Plano boxes that was mentioned. At the time I have not yet seen Jerry's post on the linings getting damaged by soft plastic, so I went ahead and bought the smallest one, the size which looks like a very good match for the small recess in the Prowler's hull just in front of the first "cup holder". As soon as the rain lets up here in Goleta, I will go and give the different set-ups a try. Thanks again for responding.

P.S. Dan, was it by any chance you with whom I spoke on Goleta beach the other day and who gave me the advice to visit the Calfishing.com web site?

Marius