Thanks again Gents! Yeah, the more I read, the more I think I am going to replace the broken one. From what I have found so far, the only reason I have come across is to remove for performance purposes. I'm not looking to race or impress anyone here. Just tool around and have some fun. Doesn't look like there is much to em, so I an see how it could easily break if you caught it right. SeaDoo put it there for a reason, and from what I can see, all new ski's have some form of this assist, so there must be a good reason for it. And from what research I have done so far, I think it would benefit me more than hinder.