All of you and your responses rock... I know that It has all been asked before, but I fear that mine may somehow be different. My love affair with this boat goes back almost 30 years, and I want it to go on another 30. My wife always thinks that the boat is too small, too low to the water, too old, and every other excuse to push me toward a boat that wasn't designed for skiing... This is the boat of my passion and I can't wait to roll up my sleves and finally finish it. The whole industry is coming back around to this hull design, because it just works. And this one will be mine. If any of you are around Norris Lake in Tennessee, send me a PM and drop by. I'm in Deerfield Resort which is closest to La Follette.