the 24 Albemarle is unequaled in its class, more than a step up from the V20. Its the same hull that Sea Vee, Contender, Apollo, White Water, and Formula all had to start with. Its the hull that beat the Bertrams in the Miami to Nausau race back in the 60s. Albemarle built them heavier than all the other companies that used that hull, they do take a bit of hp to make them run. The deep Vee eats up sea conditions that keep most other boats at the dock. I've worked on and driven several 24s over the years. I'm not a fan of the jack shaft models, they drive weird to me, especially on calm waters. The standard sterndrive models run fine. I've spent a bunch of time fishing a 233 Formula with twin Aq151 volvos. We went out when nothing else our size was out there, fished the Georgetown Hole and the Ammo dump out of Charleston. We didn't bottom fish any, but trolling the boat was fine. I have a complete Volvo 5.7 GXI repower package sitting on a shelf, waiting for me to find a 24 Albe
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