Sea-Doo model line
GS
The Sea-Doo GS is recorded for five consecutive model years, 1997 to 2001. Every GS year on record is a carburetted two-stroke, with the engine recorded as 717.
At a glance
- Years made
- 1997 to 2001
- Engine, as the records hold it
- 717
- Strokes
- Two-stroke
- Fuel system
- Carburettor
- Hull type
- Sit-down
- Model years on record
- 5
- Checked
- None of the five GS model years verified, which needs a check against the maker's own document, which the row names, and an engine figure; all five name a source below.
Sea-Doo numbers are the ones the sport names each engine by, and can differ from the measured size: a 787 measures 781.6, a 947 measures 951.
The Sea-Doo GS from 1997 to 2001, one square for each model year, a decade to a row; follow a square to its row.
How we know: The 5 GS rows in the year table, with each row's grade and the engine cells it prints in bold.
Year by year
| Model year | Engine, as the records hold it | Fuel system | Strokes | Hull type | What the record says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 717 | Carburettor | Two-stroke | Sit-down | Base model. Fuel gauge, no trim, no info centre. Also the year the 587 is dropped and the plate-mounted MPEM arrives. | Source 1 |
| 1998 | 717 | Carburettor | Two-stroke | Sit-down | BRP's own Sea-Doo parts catalogue for the US lists this machine for 1998 as "GS" under the GS family. | Source 2 |
| 1999 | 717 | Carburettor | Two-stroke | Sit-down | BRP's own Sea-Doo parts catalogue for the US lists this machine for 1999 as "GS" under the GS family. | Source 2 |
| 2000 | 717 | Carburettor | Two-stroke | Sit-down | BRP's own Sea-Doo parts catalogue for the US lists this machine for 2000 as "GS" under the GS family. | Source 2 |
| 2001 | 717 | Carburettor | Two-stroke | Sit-down | BRP's own Sea-Doo parts catalogue for the US lists this machine for 2001 as "GS" under the GS family. | Source 2 |
Sources
- SeaDooSource model reference (secondary, author-stated from memory) (model year 1997)
- BRP, Sea-Doo parts catalogue "Sea-Doo USD" on the Sea-Doo online store, Sea-Doo Watercraft, (1998 to 2001), GS, entry "GS", sea-doo-shop.brp.com (Shop by Vehicle, Sea-Doo USD, Browse Catalog; the tree is navigated in the page and has no per-model URL). Retrieved 2026-09-20. (model years 1998 to 2001)
Related
On the Sea-Doo model timeline
The timeline dates the GS by release year, which can sit a year from its model years here.
Cite this page
“Sea-Doo GS”, BaddJet archive, https://baddjetarchive.com/reference/sea-doo/gs/
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