winter project
 

Just picked up a 83 mag 27 with arneson drives and bad 454's. Thinking of putting a pair of 502s, any suggestions.

Don't have my build sheet handy but magnum didn't build too many boats in 83' so its pretty rare in that regard. Post some pics and the hin# if you can. I have a starfire that I just restored this past winter so glad to offer any advice. Don't know about arneson's but there are a couple out there at least. I have run mark4 454's both stock and supercharged. A set of well build 500hp 502's would be pretty sweet I imagine

- Marshall

hull #
 

Pictures soon, Hull # is mcz831050993 according to the title and it's a 1984 boat not a 83. Waiting for ground to dry up so I can hull it home and get started stripping her. The floor is soft from the previous owner leaving it uncovered for a year or two. Looking at the photos from other posts love them. Grew up near the shipping channel resturant and my father was good friends with alot of the old racers. (Kenny Black, Dan Patrona and Turner) Loved watching the races behind my folks house on Anchor bay, Mi.

Greg-

Sounds like you have a [MICHIGAN HOMEMADE BOATS MIC FOR STATE ISSUED HINS MI ] retitled boat, or ???? Dose it have just one fuel tank under the cockpit floor, & a walkway in the cabin ??? A few years ago Mike [nocig] talked about a boat just like this one, it was a AERO here in the Detroit area.

The title states that it is a Magnum. It has 2 fuel tanks under the rear seat and it has the walk way into the cabin. Looking at some photos that are other Threads it looks like it could be a Aero style. Have a picture to post but can't figure out how to load. Any help is appreciated. Have you seen the A 6 arneson drives on a Mag or Aero before? The old owner claims he picked it up from a Police auction and it was a former smuggling boat. The trailer has a Police serial # stamped on the trailer.

Boat came out of Newport Mi. South of Detroit 30 miles.

That sure sounds like the boat Mike told me about. Mike lives down river, Newport Mi is not to far from there. One more thing to look for is there a insert in the middle of the deck, or a anti skid surface. What ever make it is it sounds like a cool boat. If Mike would have told me about it I may have bought it. :drink: Here is a Mag that had # 6 Arneson drives on it. Sparky @ Vicious restored it with Bravo drives. It's this Black & white Mag on Lake St Clair.

h2o
 

Any recommendations for interiors around the new baltimore area. When it is time to do the engines the boat will be near the mouth of the salt river. The interior. Of the black and white looks awesome.

My friend Bob [reliable one] had a guy he found on craigslist do the bolster in his 38' Scarab, I think his shop was in East Point. I have also heard of a place on Palms Rd. I'm in need of a interior for my Mag also, but I need someone that will do candy stripe. The place in Newbaltimore I would pass on & Rabers ??? They had my brothers seats for some time, still not done. If your by the Salt River your right by my place on the lake.

Mark when you get to the interior stuff for the Mag let me know, I'm in need also.

The title came back claiming it was a starfire. Turner told me he thought it might be a Klem production since it was a 1984 and that it was when all the law suits were happening? Any thoughts H20? Just tring to put the puzzle pieces together.

If you can take a few pic's of your hull that might clear up a few things. Here are a few Klems that were on Lake St Clair, they were great boats but Jim did not rigged them, :eek: that was the secret. :drink:

Have a picture for email just can't figure out how to post the pictures on the forums. My email is [email protected] shoot me a email and I will forward back. Looks like might be a match.

Smidgen not Wally H. are you?

Greg sent me a pic of his boat, it's a second generation Klem [Aero, Predator]. The Arneson drives makes the boat a interesting project. This has a Mag bottom with a taller deck. Two of my friends raced this hull with great success in APBA A & B classes back in the late 80's. :ernaehrung004:

What? am I not a freind?

I did not think you wanted anyone to know you had one of Klems boats at one time..:party-smiley-004: Here is your Klem. :evilb::evilb::evilb:

How fast was full throttle with the twin 330 hp?

Wow Bob,

Gonna have to put you down a notch for that............
You didn't even have Dave throttling for you.
Jeff

We all had to start somewhere! lol but you are right Mark that thing was a piece of junk.....The boat went 82mph with stock power....Bob

Bob was ur boat a piece of junk or the boats that Clem built? Hate to sink a bunch of $ into a problem. Pulled motors and began stripping the boat over the weekend. Old motors were see through blocks, hole in each side.

Greg