I HIGHLY doubt it. We rented 2 of these kayaks and I was not REALLY expecting to sit in water (never used sit on top kayaks before). I am 150, with a backpack of 2 water bottles, sunscreen, bug spray... no way I was over 170. I was sitting in water upon launch on a dead calm bayou. My girl is 20lbs less, no bag, and same amount of water. We paddled for 3 hrs and crossed a very choppy bay,but nothing came over the sides of the yaks... so if you put a plug in the seat scuppers or used a raised seat, you would PROBABLY be good. This would still allow excessive water to drain by your feet. If you got SWAMPED, you could probably pull the plugs, let water out, and re-insert.... but that would depend on your stability and flexibility to kneel and turn around to pull the plugs from under your seat. Water level wasn't really ABOVE the scupper holes, but didn't take any sloshing at all for it to wet your butt/feet. I'm the one that carried these around to the water and didn't notice any water sloshing inside the yak, which would be the only thing that could make them sit lower in the water.