Sea-Doo model line
XP
The Sea-Doo XP appears in ten model years over two separate runs, 1991 to 1997 and 2000 to 2002. Every XP year on record is a carburetted two-stroke, with engines recorded as 587, 657, 717 and 787.
At a glance
- Years made
- 1991 to 1997, 2000 to 2002
- Engine, as the records hold it
- 587, 657, 717 and 787
- Strokes
- Two-stroke
- Fuel system
- Carburettor
- Hull type
- Sit-down
- Model years on record
- 10
- Checked
- None of the ten XP model years verified, which needs a check against the maker's own document, which the row names, and an engine figure; all ten 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.
Not your year? For other XP years: XP Limited, 1998 to 1999; XP DI, 2003 to 2004.
- 1991
- 1992
- 1993 , engine size changed
- 1994
- 1995 , engine size changed
- 1996 , engine size changed
- 1997
- 1998 , nothing recorded
- 1999 , nothing recorded
- 2000 , engine size changed since 1997
- 2001
- 2002
- Solid: a row in the table
- Hollow: nothing recorded
- Notch over: engine changed
- After hollow squares, the change a notch marks may fall anywhere in the gap
The Sea-Doo XP from 1991 to 2002, one square for each model year, a decade to a row; follow a square to its row.
How we know: The 10 XP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 587 | Carburettor | Two-stroke | Sit-down | First XP. SP hull with the twin-carb 587, and the first hood with mirrors. | Source 1 |
| 1992 | 587 | Carburettor | Two-stroke | Sit-down | First appearance of trim on the XP, manual for this year. | Source 1 |
| 1993 | 657 (changed from 1992) | Carburettor | Two-stroke | Sit-down | First 657, new hull, bronze-vane pump, and the first electric trim option. | Source 1 |
| 1994 | 657 | Carburettor | Two-stroke | Sit-down | 657X, uprated over the standard dual-carb 657. | Source 1 |
| 1995 | 717 (changed from 1994) | Carburettor | Two-stroke | Sit-down | First 717. The largest rotary-valve engine Sea-Doo released. New trim design and a pump extension. | Source 1 |
| 1996 | 787 (changed from 1995) | Carburettor | Two-stroke | Sit-down | 787 RAVE. Widely considered the pick of the X4-hull cars. | Source 1 |
| 1997 | 787 | Carburettor | Two-stroke | Sit-down | New hull with the engine moved forward and a suspension seat. A very different ride from the X4 hulls. | Source 1 |
| Nothing recorded for 1998 or 1999 | ||||||
| 2000 | 587 (changed from 1997) | Carburettor | Two-stroke | Sit-down | BRP's own Sea-Doo parts catalogue for the US lists this machine for 2000 as "XP" under the XP family. | Source 2 |
| 2001 | 587 | Carburettor | Two-stroke | Sit-down | BRP's own Sea-Doo parts catalogue for the US lists this machine for 2001 as "XP" under the XP family. | Source 2 |
| 2002 | 587 | Carburettor | Two-stroke | Sit-down | BRP's own Sea-Doo parts catalogue for the US lists this machine for 2002 as "XP" under the XP family. | Source 2 |
Sources
- SeaDooSource model reference (secondary, author-stated from memory) (model years 1991 to 1997)
- BRP, Sea-Doo parts catalogue "Sea-Doo USD" on the Sea-Doo online store, Sea-Doo Watercraft, (2000 to 2002), XP, entry "XP", 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 2000 to 2002)
Related
On the Sea-Doo model timeline
The timeline dates the XP by release year, which can sit a year from its model years here.
Other Sea-Doo models named XP
Cite this page
“Sea-Doo XP”, BaddJet archive, https://baddjetarchive.com/reference/sea-doo/xp/
Add the date you read it.