Its a great concept for sure. You can see where there are two screws on the left side that hold it down. The hotfoot bolts onto the raised portion of the plate. He was easy to work with too and it is not expensive either. If you want the plate larger he will make whatever you want. When you get to looking around the web you will see other pics of his plates on different boats. This will definitely solve your problem I believe.Everyone should believe in something. I believe Ill just go fishing!