Hey guys. I just joined the site the other day because I'm about to buy a 20' aluminum semi-v with a center console. I will use this boat for shallow water fishing and duck hunting in south louisiana. I talked to the manufacturer of the boat (Rookie, a well known boat builder down here) and he told me the boat was built with a 90hp yamaha on it originally. The boat now has a 225hp merc on it. This motor is way too powerful for this boat. Demo got us to 44mph. It gets on plane almost immediately. I looked up the weight of the 2 engines and it looks like the 225hp is about 200lbs. heavier than the 90hp. This causes the boat to sit *** heavy. I measured the water while standing on the engine bracket ( I weigh 250) and the boat draws 16 inches of water. The boat doesn't sit that bad and while running the boat evens out pretty good. I'm wondering if flotation pods will help. One of the posts on here had a link to a site that sells the pods, and their site said that they add 200lbs. of buoyancy. I would like to get this boat to draw less than 12 in. of water. I have no problems with pourposing. Will the pods affect steering performance of the boat? Also, if I move the trolling motor batteries to the front, will the batteries get damaged from the bow impact while running in rough water? I figure this will take some weight off of the back. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.