Brownie,when you get to tell and you are not laconic it's a pleasure read you. You should do this more often.

Maltese then referred to the title of the Bogart movie, "The Maltese Falcon" in 1941 ....

Brownie,

Is there anywhere a record of when actual production of 27 Magnums started for sale to the public?

I own a 1968 27 Magnum that came to me from the second owner, he clearly recalls a story that the boat was built for the first owner specifically for him by Don A. Or was the company so small back then that every buyer dealt with Don?

Thanks,
Mario L.

Before you rashered out post 63 Brownie,I asked a guy who is restoring the original green single engine job which Aronow raced in Europe and which Kennerley bought,to run a rule over it.
The findings were with a pukka surveyor`s tape 27ft 10in for the hull,which you could probably add another half inch with the deck on,and then of course an allowance for the rub rail.
I expect Mr.Schoell will be so pleased that his boat has been measured again after over 40yrs!!!!

Cool Beans! I love it when I get something right.

I imagine the smirk of PJRIZ!
Those 28' were the 27' despite claimed Aronow.
Is all so absurd.
The 27' should be the 26' because after cutting the gunwhale sure they have lost something ...

No read above!!!!!
I was confused with yours measurements.....

Tornado, read it again. 27'10" hull + deck + rubrail = 28'. I was wrong once. I underestimated myself in 1947........

To Mario, Jake Trotter was Prez of Magnum, and Jim Breuil was sales manager starting in late '66. I worked the 1968 Miami Boat Show for Magnum and Aronow while I was tooling up Nova Marine, and all we had to show was the Magnum Missile and the Magnum Marauder, both O/B's. The 27' came about the same time. I do remember a couple of big-breasted girls, though.........

The list Bud [Mr Vinyl] received from Magnum says sport hull #1 went to a J Negler in 1968. The list shows about 25,, 27' sports made in 1968, & 5,, Sedans.

That sounds about right. J Nagler is Johnny Nagler, an old friend who was the grandfather of Wylie Nagler who owns Yellowfin.