[Gerry Zagorski]

We had a 25 foot Carolina Classic which is very similar to the Albie but 24 degree deadrise... Drifting is not the strong suit of this or any other deep v hull since they usually beam drift and they roll pretty good. You can however run in stuff that will keep others tied to the dock.

If your use case is running a few miles from the dock and drifting, not the best hull for this.

I'd also recommend you stay away from anything with Volvo power since the 7.4 and 8.1s had water ingestion issues. We replaced 4 Volvo engines that all failed at around 100 hours. They suck raw water in through the valves, the salt eventually crystallizes on the valve stem, the valve sticks and the engine is toast.

I would also assume this is a jackshaft I/O which sounds like a great design on paper but they require a lot of additional maintenance and would be my last choice for power options.

I'd keep on looking if I were you... Many better choices out there for your use case but if you’re settle on an Albie or Carolina classic you want straight inboard and if a gasser you want a Crusader engine. The exhaust system on the Crusaders are designed differently and no water ingestion issues with them.