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General Category => General American Skier Discussions => Topic started by: Mike Harry on July 18, 2010, 06:04:25 PM

Title: 1986 Barefoot Skier
Post by: Mike Harry on July 18, 2010, 06:04:25 PM

Ron, or anyone else who may know, how many Barefoot Skier's were produced in 1986? I know the American Skier is rare in itself (compaired to some of the larger produced companies) but how limited are the Barefoot boats?

Title: Re: 1986 Barefoot Skier
Post by: RonT on July 26, 2010, 09:08:50 AM

Accurate records have dissapeared over the years but I would guess the 20' closed bow volante based Barefoot model there are about  50 for all years of that model.

Title: Re: 1986 Barefoot Skier
Post by: Mike Harry on July 26, 2010, 10:07:34 AM

Pardon my ignorance, but my boat is an Advance...... thats not the same as the Volante is it?

Title: Re: 1986 Barefoot Skier
Post by: RonT on July 26, 2010, 02:58:12 PM

My bad, we built "Barefoot Skiers" from both the 20' closed bow "Volante" mold & the 19' "Advance" mold & I get confused between the callers with volante versions & Forum users with the Advance versions, I think '85 was the last model year for the Volante version.

Title: Re: 1986 Barefoot Skier
Post by: Mike Harry on July 26, 2010, 03:14:02 PM

You think the numbers are about the same? About 50 per year for the Advance "Barefoot Skiers" as well?

Title: Re: 1986 Barefoot Skier
Post by: RonT on July 26, 2010, 03:16:40 PM

We probably built more from the Advance mold than the Volante, my guess would be around 20-30 volante hulled & 50-75 Advance hulled Barefoot Skiers.

Title: Re: 1986 Barefoot Skier
Post by: Mike Harry on July 26, 2010, 03:17:47 PM

Thanks Ron. Not that it really means anything, I just like knowing stuff like that.