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mr vinyl 02-15-2007 05:48 PM

Mag 29
 
How about MAG 299050473 ...30 plus ft. Mag cut down at the factory to 29 ft ...raced in the open class as a Magnum II in the 70's was National Champion in 1977 open class 500 cu motor,single drive called the Head Hunter. Trying to bring it home for total restore

h2oboater 02-15-2007 05:59 PM

Was that Super Toad with Betty Cook's navagator Bill Vogel, A single engine Mag.

mr vinyl 02-15-2007 06:19 PM

Driver was Vaughn Szarka...will post photos Fri

24degrees 02-15-2007 06:48 PM

Hey Bud.....are you restoring these boats to original or updating them?

Fast Shafts 02-16-2007 07:47 AM

I've got a couple of pics of Head Hunter, I'll try and post pics soon. Super Toad was a 28 Cigarette.

h2oboater 02-16-2007 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Robert Geoghegan (Post 2028409)
I've got a couple of pics of Head Hunter, I'll try and post pics soon. Super Toad was a 28 Cigarette.

Right you are !!! Found the old add in Power Boat 1980.

h2oboater 02-16-2007 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by h2oboater (Post 2027971)
Was that Super Toad with Betty Cook's navagator Bill Vogel, A single engine Mag.

It took some digging but I found the Cig I thought was a Mag, and the real Head Hunter from a old Power boat Magazine 1977. And Nordskog's outboard Mag.

mr vinyl 02-16-2007 10:53 PM

Thanks to you all on the replys on the Headhunter.. that is the boat,I tried to post pictures but could not transfer them over.

On the question of restoring... the 29 will be brought back to it's original splendor. The others are brought back in style and hardware with new engines etc.

Also just got back from the Miami Boat show...great new graphics being showen by a number of offshore companys

mr vinyl 03-04-2007 09:36 AM

29'9''
 
Just got back from Rogers shop and he has a picture from 73 when this Magnum had twin 482'S...was the 1st v Vbottom to break 90 mph. It also was very bow light. Bud


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