The best thing that I've found for keeping my feet warm is to spray them with unscented underarm deodorant before going out. It really dose help out with the sweat. Good luck !
It is possible to tie the buckets to the back cleat and not have them bang into the boat. Ran buckets for years with no problem. I drilled alot of holes in the bottom and was able to get a 50 2 stroke down to 1.5. Good luck, Matt
Move the trailer axles back to increase the tongue weight. Had a similar problem with my new boat right from the dealer. It was scary in traffic. When I mentioned it they fixed it by moving the axle. Good luck