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Yea, I actually considered several options but did this sort of quick and dirty. But I do hear what you're saying. It is a touch tacky. What I do like about this particular method is that it is not intrusive in any way to the tank itself and we did use stainless D-rings stitched into the strap. I'm not a fan of drilling holes unless absolutely necessary. After a few outings thus far the strap with D-rings has held tight and firm in preventing any aft movement of the tank while underway. Vertical and side to side movement is virtually non existent due to the somewhat fortunate fit of the tank height/width and seat base opening. I've seen the same tank install on another whaler I saw online using deck hold down brackets that tongued into the lower tank recesses but to me it seemed like over time they would chafe into the tank material. Not to mention the holes that were necessary to drill to install. Anyway , I truly appreciate you piping in.