Thanks for the welcome guys and as far as my story...
I am 34, from Georgia and have always wanted a classic style ski boat. 3 years ago I started looking/scouring for a Correct Craft on craigslist etc. Looked and looked but never felt comfortable with a quality of boat I was seeing. Came across an American Skier on on another forum that was located around the great lakes area and fell in love with style! Jump ahead a couple months, found this site and ended up talking with Ron via phone about a boat I found in NC. He walked me through the good, the bad and the ugly while I was on my way to see the boat....2hours later, I was the 3rd owner of '86 American Skier. I keep it on Lake Oconee in storage and she always gets attention and turns heads!
Big thanks to Ron for all the guidance and support through the proccess!