sweet ride welcome to the family...........

WOW...you guys really know your stuff. I did buy it on ebay out west however they guy I bought it from really couldn't give me any straight answers which lead me to believe he never used it. I got some info from Magnum today they didn't have much because it was so old but they did tell me it is a 1974 Magnum 28 with a a tangerine hull and was equipped with Mercury 280 engines. I think they meant outdrives not engines. and what is so special about the hull.

IT'S A MAGNUM............................you know own the most copied race boat hull on the planet.................


Plus the first ride ya take you will get a boner, i did.......

hit this link



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwnG3DJ3TJk

NICE boat!!!! I haven't had mine over 2100 rpm's yet it was in the shop for two months fuel pumps, water pumps, Imko aluminum exhaust it sat for a long time before I bought it and the carbs are a little gummed up. the guys at the marina told me my port drive dosen't have revers and forward would go out soon if I did't replace the trany. The way I see it if it goes forward it should go in revers right? I hoping its just a cable adjustment.

Thriller
 

Welcome to the Magnum Club...we all love them otherwise we would not spend as much time on them as we do. I own four a 29 ft 9 one of 5 built by Aronow and a 74,75.and 76 Maltese.let me know the #s from the transom and we can confirm how it left the factory. Bud

Thanks Mr Vinyl it's on a lift at the marina I'll be down there this weekend and look for the numbers.

Magnum #s
 

Not a problem you will find it upper right corner starboard side. Bud

Bud are you refering to the HIN#?
Tony

Mag Number
 

Tony the # should look like this an is found on the transom

Mag28630974

28 is the length,63 identifies which hull it is,09 is the month 74 is the year.according to my list there were at least 2 Tangerine hulls laid in 74...# 15 2/28/74 & # 37 12/30/74 Bud

If your trans is a merc trs, the early one's had a electric shifter, basicly a 70's GM car window motor. Make shure its working, that would explane foward only. And make shure it's adjusted right. They later had a better bell crank lever and shift cable, and later yet they used a better Borg Warner trans .