I'm new here and have a question.

welcome keithboyd,

i don't have that problem with the v21's raised floor, but i can tell you that the anchor platform/roller system and my anchor and chain added about 70 lbs to my bow and that counterbalanced perfectly my aprox. 70 lb kicker.

made enuff of a diff that my boat doesn't top speed on a calm day with the motor tilted all the way in any more. Now i max out with the motor trimed out a notch or two.
Fuller range of operating trim with that extra weight on bow.