OK, in no particular order. We had a good rain today & a couple of local ditches were quite full, so when the rain left I went to play. Today is the first time I've actually floated my Max since I've had it. OMG, it does bob around like a cork! Mine sits in the water low left front, high right rear. Why does it do that? I'm sitting in the middle of the seat & even if I shift my weight over, it doesn't help a lot. It's fairly stable tho, I guess. Now, my understanding the reason we run the tires (Goodyear Rawhide IIs) 'backwards', with the chevrons facing to the rear, is so it will do better in the water. Hmm. Hardly. It would go better backwards than forwards. Was that me or should I turn them around? There was hardly any current in the ditch(es) as one reason they were full is they're blocked pretty badly. However, I did find that it takes very little current to have me at its mercy. This thing wouldn't turn, wouldn't go where I wanted it hardly! Just about the time I'd have it headed to the way out, the ever so slight current would throw me off center! It was kinda funny even tho I felt stranded. I had almost decided I was gonna have to winch myself out! I finally started downstream (downditch?) about 20 feet & found an agreeble opening to crawl out. I can see why serious water folks mount trolling motors on Maxes. After this, tho, I can see I need to definitley have a small paddle, maybe a 'push pole' & I'm thinking of a grappling hook to be able to throw to the bank if need be. The next ditch, a bit wider, with a noticeable current, but not bad, I had a fairly straight shot from Point A to Point B about 50 feet across & just dove in & barrelled across & crawled right out. So, any of you with more water time have any suggestions for my issues? Oh,yeah, I have a bilge pump & that sucker was pumping out a fairly healthy stream every now & then. Is that typical? It was all fun, anyway. Thanks in advance.