1976 Starfire
 

Can anyone help me with a value of a 76 starfire! Boat needs complete restoration, Comes with drives, interior,decent yard trailer! It is a basket case. Thanks in advance for any input.

I do not believe the Starfire was made in 1976, they came later around 1978.

starfire?
 

Well after searching around here in the forums most of the night i found a few different post refering to the boat being wet, and to much to work! fella claims it's a 76 starfire at any rate he also says it's the ex- l a express. It's only across town so i may still have a look. Thanks

Hello Mark,

I have to agree with you, As I was the the Magnum Factory in 76 and 77 and they were still only building the 27 Sports.
I remember when they announced the Starfire and it was at least 1978.

Thank you
Jim

i believe that i have the old la- express magnum. it is a 76 27 sport. if any one knows any info let me know

You do have the LA Express, it is not a Starfire but a sport. Send tfalk a pm, he can tell you the history of this sport.

Jason.....What are you doing on here?? You should be getting my scarab ready for the summer!!:party-smiley-004:

Mine is a 77. My title says sport, but a lot of people refer to it as a starfire. Some have said it was the first starfire. I don' really know, but it is a cool boat. Soon to be back in the water. :coolcowboy:

Jeff check it against the build list that I published. Bud

Where is this build sheet?

jeff, wheres the pics of my magnum you were supposed to send me??
i cant wait to get the donzi home!!!! ill see ya buddy

hey h20, cant find tfalk anywhere on here. what info do you have on the old la express? i picked it up in eastlake. i was told that it was raced by huffman way back when

And also know as Cheap Thrills. :drink: I remember the Cleveland race were Mike spun her out & headed the wrong way on the course. :eek: :eek:

Build list
 

Jeff go to my post of 4/12 ,build list for all 27's on the Magnum site. Bud

hey bud,
i checked out your magnum site. you have some great boats!!
i was wondering how to find out the hull # of my magnum. is it in the hin#

thanks for the info!!! awesome pic too!! any more? i love these old magnums and seems like theres a ton of people out there that do too! this will be my first project boat and plan to bring it back to a pleasure type setup.

Jason, go to you tube. There is a nice vid on your yellow 33z running. search, "Henrik Thorstensens Z33 powerboat V#2".

Looks like LA Express used the Cheap Thrills pic. :picard1: Sadly owner Steve Fussell has past, but Rich Schieferstein [the green gumby offshore referee] :evilb: is still with us. :ernaehrung004: I will ask Rich if he has any pic's of her that he can send me.

Hull and Hin #
 

Hull# and Hin # are the same...I have always referred to it as a Hin # (Hull Identification Number). Bud

Also check out my other site Magnumboatrestoration.com

your resto site was the one i was referring to. very nice!
so in the build list you posted magnum lists the hull # as a 3 digit#, so is it the first 3 numbers? or?

hey i found some pics you posted a few years back, i think this boat was the mad mother also. or was that a different magnum?

Right you are, she was the Mad Mother....:drink: I thought about getting her when it was for sale last year but I have to many classics already that are in restoration. I never knew why they were setting her up for Alpha drives after repairing the transom . :eek: This will take much work to bring her back to her glory days but should be well worth it. :ernaehrung004:

i couldnt agree more on the alphas! im thinking hard about redoing the intire thing. stringers and transom. and dropping the floor as low as possible as its set up now for step down in front cockpit area. what ever i do, keep the alphas ( limitimg my hp) or going to bravos, im very excited to get going. it will definitly be well worth it!

How to read Hin #'s
 

Here is how you read a Magnum# ...MAG280680376
MAG28...boat style 28 Maltese,Mag27...27 Sport ,Mag25...25 Sport
068...hull#
0376...built / keel laid March 1976

Hope this helps out. Bud

Jason...go to the "classic offshore" section, a couple more pics of your mag Cig3 dug up.

Also... i got a perfect recipe for your boat. 1 chainsaw and a pair of 1350 mercs, backed up with some m8s!:evilb:

Jason............... I'm gonna keep putting this thread back to the top to remind you to get started on your Mag until you finish her!:evilb:

hahahaaaa !!! the goal this spring is to get the donzis in the water. then possibly start redoin the transom and stringers on the mag. and set up for bravos. see you soon

spring is in the air..... I would love to just stare at the hull after your glass guy got thru with it! no better lines in a 27 than the mag, cigarette squadron 27 and maybe the new GTMM27. Jason....did you see that 27 squadron resto boat in the classifieds? it's the Cigarette tribute boat. It is sick! Richie Zul 900hp Merc 6 drive, check out the OSS classifieds under Cigarette. Hell lets sell our boats and buy this one!