lil update. ran the ski most of the season went from a 701 to a 830. still working on the low end power. (the 830 pretty much sux fo low end power)but man it pulls mid to top end. however the nose of the ski has seen better days and i busted the pole mount. so it all apart again. not sure if the 830 will make it back in. i have a few other motor packages i want to try. the next one is a pro-tec 771.