Dess Vs Non-dess

[fallcityjames]

I have two 1997 Seadoo GTX's. I bought them at different times. One of the them has a DESS lanyard but the other doesn't. What makes them different that they need different lanyards?

[1fastski.com]

Re: Dess Vs Non-dess

97s? they all had a dess system

[fallcityjames]

Re: Dess Vs Non-dess

1. What is DESS

and

2. Is it possible the one lanyard just doesn't say DESS?

[dsolie]

Re: Dess Vs Non-dess

1) The DESS post is a dead-man system used in later model seadoos. The non-dess is the earlier system.

DESS stands for Digitally Encoded Security System, or something similar. You know you have a DESS post if you have a metal ring around the post. And a metal "dot" on the top of the post. The non-dess posts have just a pole that gets pushed down by the lanyard. Also, DESS lanyards have a peice of metal inside of them that you can see if you look at it.

2) Yes, it is possible. Do both the posts look identical?

[fallcityjames]

Re: Dess Vs Non-dess

Yes they are the same Wire ring and dot plus strip in lanyard. I am going to say that one of my keys just doesn't say DESS then!! Thank you for the help.