New 2011 Boats

[Hoopskier]

My engine says "325" on the top. That is the HP, it is advertised Also, the Cat version has 340 on the top, that is HP also. The 6.0 has 409 on the top.

Just saying the advertised horsepower is done by the boat manufacturer and not the engine producer. Per Indmar.com none of the engines, in the specifications area, state Horsepower?. Unless you interprit the name as horsepower. Also the 6.0L and the 8.1L engines don't have names the infer a horsepower rating, If you look at the Indmar web page. PCM (not used by skier choice) advertises the rated horsepower of their engines clearly. PCM engine, ZR-409 6.0L, in the specifications area, states Horsepower:409

Getting off the naming/HP issue. I think most have said on this forum that for wakeboarding/wake surfing its not about the horsepower but Torque and getting the right prop. More horspower for the better the top end/speed. Not to say more HP isn't better but not critical for the slower speed/heavier boats for surfing. In the end I would buy the most I could afford. That way can't look back and say "I wish I would have"