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Offline Smitty

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AS confusion
« on: December 03, 2011, 04:54:30 PM »
I know that there is often confusion between the difference of the Correct Craft version and the American Skier version, but this is just rediculious.
http://www.sportfishermen.com/board/f557/1982-american-skier-volante-19-boat-panama-city-fl-1574715.html
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Offline Mike Harry

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Re: AS confusion
« Reply #1 on: December 04, 2011, 07:18:41 AM »
I had seen that on ebay. Kind of funny when I first looked through the description, but then kind of sad.......

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Re: AS confusion
« Reply #2 on: December 04, 2011, 10:50:14 AM »
There was a link on one of the CC websites, apparently the son of the guy that owns Florida Inboards owns that boat.

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Re: AS confusion
« Reply #3 on: December 05, 2011, 08:11:01 AM »
This is really a screwed up boat, probably a nice affordable ski boat but if your looking for OEM specs, forget it. This looks to be an actual A/S 20' Volante closed bow but the transom has been chopped off! These had "euro" style molded in swim platforms & were very unique boats for their time. I think my brother pointed this one out to me a few years ago & it was involved in some kind of accident which is why it had it transom chopped off.

Offline Smitty

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Re: AS confusion
« Reply #4 on: December 09, 2011, 05:32:35 PM »
Accident is an understatement.
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Re: AS confusion
« Reply #5 on: December 15, 2011, 10:45:04 AM »
give the poor boat a break ............. it's backend fell from a crane and got an emergency platformectomy
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