There is a demand for these boats.
There was a dirty rumor around that I knew where a mold was about a year ago, I had all sorts of people that were asking me to make one for them.
The ski deck is more desirable to some. Especially the lake guys. Way more width in the driver compartment. Would fit seats and people way better than the standard. The back of the driver compartment comes back closer to the transome as well. More room to get into the steering gear or to put tanks and stuff. Lots more options.
I really don't know about the bottoms, but our ski deck must have been heavily altered, because the bottom of it is the same as our 77' and so similar to the original mold it is slightly sick.
This is a interesting thread, I guess we just need to look and compare the bottoms. I am waiting for Rankin to step in, I am sure he has some knowledge about it.