i just purchased a 1996 seadoo gts . it has a prototype r&d sticker on it. the hull design is a 2001. the title is 1996. just wondering as to if anyone has seen these before? i never have. it runs like a champ . it has a 587 in it but it has a lot of get up and go. i traded a 1991 yamaha wr500 wave runner and 600 for it. just wondering as to if these were a common thing and if i may be looking at something being problematic because of it being a prototype? thank you for any and all help.
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1996 seadoo gts prototype r&d model???
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I think the problem might be you not verifying the VIN on the title with the VIN on the boat. R&D is a company that makes aftermarket parts and it suggests that maybe the previous owner put a different intake grate on it. Pics will tell the story quick but at least your now riding a great running Seadoo.
Well I'm not sure what the sticker implies then, it does sound kinda special. It's a great looking ski. I think you just have one of the first models of a since proven/long running hull design.
adamsbj123
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Unless the vin has been swapped you have a unique ski. The 96 gts came with a single carb 587. But normally it would have been the old hull design until 2001. Seadoo has not offered a ski with that hull design with a 587. The first gts with that hull came with a 717.
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If it was made in 1996 in then how can it have a hull design of 2001 ....5 yrs later????
Look on top of the PTO, there should be a metal tag with the engine size on it. According to seadoosource.com a 96 GTS had the 587 motor rated at 60 HP.
Look on top of the PTO, there should be a metal tag with the engine size on it. According to seadoosource.com a 96 GTS had the 587 motor rated at 60 HP.
adamsbj123
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That hull was in production for the GTX already in 96. BRP just continued to use the old hull for the GTS model until 2001.
ocod
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It not unique.
Its just stolen.
Anybody who is familiar with seadoos will know that is NOT a 1996 ski.
I hope you didn't spend top dollar.
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Looking at picture I saw that ski months back.
Was listed cheap bc it wasn't running. Someone bought it took trailer and raised it ~200 bucks.
Was a scam then and is a scam now.
This is the second thread on swapped vin's
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nammer
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you can call seadoo and ask? it sounds pretty cool, and glad it runs well, the thing that makes me curious is that it is the same exact colors as the 2001. Even if they used the body design from the gtx 5 years later, since they change colors every year, I am surprised that their 2001 model would have the same colors they decided to do research on 5 years earlier.
adamsbj123
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Good point. Did Seadoo know what color the 2001 would be 5 years prior? It seems strange that it has a 587 engine. Something is fishy. Does this ski have DESS?
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nammer
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im thinking this mostly, i just didn't want to reiterate that the vins were prob switched, with maybe a lil fiberglass work on the inside
Does it really matter....
he bought it, has a title, it runs great and he loves it.
Maybe someone did switched hulls (stolen or not), but now it's titled that way. If you ever pull the gas tank out look for another vin tag and see if it matches the other one. If it was stolen can something happen to it now?????????
How many of these R&D skis did BRP make that year? Is it similar to the RXX with a tuned pipe that gets 50 more HP than the regular 951?
he bought it, has a title, it runs great and he loves it.
Maybe someone did switched hulls (stolen or not), but now it's titled that way. If you ever pull the gas tank out look for another vin tag and see if it matches the other one. If it was stolen can something happen to it now?????????
How many of these R&D skis did BRP make that year? Is it similar to the RXX with a tuned pipe that gets 50 more HP than the regular 951?
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