I pulled mine behind a atv in a bean field at 20mph while it was set up, handled it perfectly. It even may have caught a little air over a couple of drifts. lol The biggest problem I have with water is from getting in and out of it with boots on, pulling the transducer up, and landing fish. The trap doors are well designed, the attachment hardware is sufficient, but could be improved on, as can anything. I figure if I start having problems with them I will figure out a "stronger" way of doing it. But for now, I have no worries about them.