old drifter vs new drifter

How Ya'll are!?
 This question is for Allen mostly, I have a friend that is getting a chance to get a used OK drifter. He was told that this older boat is a little wet in the ass from the lower seat height. The newer are a bit higher in the boat and provide a dryer ride. The question is, he knows it is a wet sport and has no problem with that., is there a big difference in oerformance between the two? I would trhink if your ass is lower, you would have better control.
 Thanks for the help here folks. 
 

BUMP

Hmmm ... I've not heard anything about differences in drifters.  I'll ask around and see what I can find out.

-Allen

Ass wetness is often a function of the size of the ass. I paddled a rental Drifter in LaJolla a couple of years ago and I don't recall it being particularly wet and mine is substantial at #260.

What I do remember is that it was really stable and handled well. I really enjoyed paddling it. So much so, I ended up having to tow a young man in a Scrambler in after he burned out too far from shore. It was his first time out and LaJolla requires a ¾ mile paddle off the beach just to get outside the preserve.  We were a couple miles offshore and, in addition to his paddling technique needing work, he might have been a bit intimidated by the vastness of the sea.  It tows well enough, but I liked paddling it “solo” much better.