Reunion Update!!! June 17th-19th

[Mike Harry]

Where you going to be in the FLA Ron?

[wetamb]

Joel,

I will be very interested in buying the skylon high pole.  I will not be there until around 6pm i'm guessing.  Its a good 10hrs from Dallas.   I might be just in time for a ski !!!

BJ

[Joel]

BJ,   You got it!  I know these things can be pretty pricey, but I'd rather give one of our AM Skier family a good deal.  I dont have any wakeboard equipment so if you want to USE it you'll need to bring a board!

Ron,  You & Dan can sit back... relax... enjoy...  Phil & I will turn a couple of wrenchs, drop a rudder & put the "new" one in faster than a jackrabbit on a date!   That is, of course, IF ya'all can resist the temptation of working on Phil's cherry AM Skier   

See ya'all in a couple of days!!!

[RonT]

Met the seller in Tallahassee to pick up an '88 Advance (rescue boat) yesterday, back home today. very long Saturday.

[Jcwilson]

Hi everyone! Sure wish I could join you all at the reunion! Just could not make the date work. But I am the original owner of a pristine 93 Volante with, yes, 1600+ hrs on it. Still purrs like a kitty and is one damn beautiful boat.  I will post pics sometime soon either on this site or the FB site. I know many of you will be curious to see it. I am also proud to say I put nearly every last one of those hrs on it myself AND have done about 90% of all the maintenance and upkeep myself. I have lots of tips tricks and knowledge to share - put most of those hrs on it teaching skiing on Lake of the Ozarks. I scrapped the orig trailer, had a custom one made, scrapped the original swim platform, made a custom one myself.  Other than that and a tranny overhaul and new drive shaft, she is all original and babied - definitely does not look or ACT her age. If anyone is ever in the KC area and wants to talk Skiers or even do some skiing, look me up!

[phil]

That's awesome. I look forward to the pictures.

[chrisheile]

I am so glad to see this happen.  Sorry I could not be part of it.  I had an MRI Friday so hopefully I will get the results and my doctor's plan tomorrow.  I had a pretty good weekend and was able to mow my own grass for the first time in a long time.  My boat is still in the garage....completely unheard of.

Have fun.  I can't wait to see the pictures.

[SEA DOG]

i JUST FOUND THIS SITE. GREAT! i OWN A 20 FOOT AM. SKIER WITH A FORD CLEVELAND ENGINE.
i THINK ITS A 1990  BUT
IT HAS A FUNKY NUMBER 2 SPACED BEHIND THE SERIAL NUMBER. IT IS WHITE WITH
RED AND BLACK INTERIOR. I HAVE HAD THE BOAT 6 YEARS AND COMPLETELY REDONE IT.
i'LL TRY TO GET MY KIDS TO SHOW MW HOW TO ADD PICTURES.
JV
 

[SEA DOG]

HELLA, AGAIN. SO WHAT IS THIS REUNION ALL ABOUT AND WHERE IS IT?
DOES ANYONE KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS BOAT I JUST DISCRIBED?
I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE BOAT OR THE COMPANY.

ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

THX,

JV

[Mike Harry]

I'm going to go out on a limb here, I seriously doubt it has a Cleveland in it. It may, but I've NEVER heard of a Cleveland in a boat. Most likely its a 351 Windsor or 302 Windsor.

The 2 at the end of your VIN is probably because its the second VIN on the boat, depending on its location. One will be on the Hull (mines on transom drivers side) and the other one would be hidden for police type purposes. (Mine is under arm rest).

pictures would really help with the rest of your question.  As far as the reunion,  read this entire post from the beginning and that should explain it in further detail.

[daveo]

well guys i am officially bummed out!! we wont be able to make it to the reunion this year. work is just a little to plentiful right now and i cant pass it up! (thats a good thing!!!) but missing the first (hopefully of many)  American Skier reunion is a bad thing! maybe next year 


                                                                                          daveo

[Joel]

Daveo,   REALLY sorry to hear that... especially since you live in Tennessee      Guess you gotta make hay while the cutting is good!!!  Come on out if things lighten up and you can make it for an afternoon...  We'll be there!!!

Joel

[Joel]

FOUR DAYS AND COUNTING!!!!   

Starting to sound like a James Bond film where the villians are always counting down to launching a rocket or firing a "Laser" in the pursuit of world domination...       Its almost time!!!

[phil]

FOUR DAYS AND COUNTING!!!!   

Starting to sound like a James Bond film where the villians are always counting down to launching a rocket or firing a "Laser" in the pursuit of world domination...       Its almost time!!!

Yeah. Looking forward to it! We should be arriving between 1 and 2 PM. Plenty of time to enjoy the afternoon.

[phil]

I would like to have a barefoot session. Done it a few times on the boom and once deep water but that was a few years back. I could use some pointers. I know we have a guy on this site (Dan) who knows a thing or two about footn.