I agree with Andy. I have not examined the issue and would have to see how far I would have to raise the floor to accomplish the desired outcome. One word of caution though. If you have to raise the floor too much then you can have an issue with the rode building up and then jamming while retrieving. On my previous boat (not a Parker) it had the clamshell drain, but because of the decreased depth you had to go to the bow and lay the rode in as it was retrieved. They had the windless controls on the deck as well and I assume it was for this very reason. Many owners complained about always having to go to the helm to retrieve the anchor. My point is, you don't want to fix one issue and create another.