Mini Cat Racing Micro Hydro help

[jamesbernatchez]

Just got this and installed everything. Battery is mounted on the left side of the motor mount and esc is on the other side. Receiver is towards the back. I noticed until it got up on plane it almost looks like its sinking. The front dips into the water...enough to make me nervous(its my first real boat besides the mini-v) Is this normal for hydros or is something off.

It also cavitates a good amount. Once its on plane its freaking awesome but im afraid of it taking on water and going under. After 10 minutes of running I noticed a few spoonfulls of water inside the hull. Im planning on putting a sponge or two in to help soak it up but is this normal? Its not coming in through the tape, the hatch is sealed very well.

Any tips and help is greatly appreciated. I want to run it tomorrow but dont want to risk loosing such a cool boat. Thanks.

James