Well thats a option.hope it works..I have same problem and even worse I got a tunnel to deal with too...I thought about mounting it on shaft that can be raised and lowered as needed maybe on bow if must be...like da-ducer apparatus
Another option I considered is Cut float pods off..But that seems NUTS... when I SW fished they and tunnel and jac plate were a PLUS .Now in deep FW they are more of a pain in rear of boat...