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Old 07-09-2023 | 11:00 AM
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Does anyone have info on Magnum Express powerboats? Only in business for a few years in the mid-late 80’s….out of Florida….thanks
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Yes, search for Magnum 24 in the Magnum forum.
I owned the Magnum Express molds at one time. Built in Pompano, FL. Interesting history. Really fast hull.
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Old 07-09-2023 | 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Velocity941
Yes, search for Magnum 24 in the Magnum forum.
I owned the Magnum Express molds at one time. Built in Pompano, FL. Interesting history. Really fast hull.
I’ve come across one for sale and just curious of the value….there is so little info on the net….a lot of info on magnum marine, but not the magnum express powerboats. Seller says this one is an 89 with a monster big block. In pretty good condition for an 89.
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The hull was designed "fresh" as the Apache 24, but they never made a boat. It's a scaled up George Linder Style bottom.
The hull mold was purchased out of Pompano and a new deck built as well as a one-off prototype race boat. The boat sold thereafter as the TANTRUM Powerboats by Magnum Express - very fast bottom.
Sold about 40 as far as I remember
There is NO relation to Magnum Marine or Midnight Express.
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Old 07-10-2023 | 11:33 AM
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Yes, that’s the info I’m looking for….thank you. Was the deck mold also made by Apache?
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Originally Posted by Desertboater
Yes, that’s the info I’m looking for….thank you. Was the deck mold also made by Apache?
The hull mold was designed and built at Apache, but the production deck was designed and built in Pompano, by the same guys but not under the Apache name.
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Great info, thank you…..sounds like a very well designed hull, and something that’d be worth the time and effort to keep on the water.
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Originally Posted by Desertboater
Great info, thank you…..sounds like a very well designed hull, and something that’d be worth the time and effort to keep on the water.
I'm not aware of any glass issues, but have somebody who knows fiberglass inspect and survey and you should have a very nice boat - it ran mid-70's out-of-the-box with load and the 454 magnum package (365hp?), anybody can jump in a correct me as my memory may be off.
Good luck.
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Old 07-10-2023 | 12:04 PM
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That deck wind screen area sure looks Apache-ish
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Originally Posted by Velocity941
Yes, search for Magnum 24 in the Magnum forum.
I owned the Magnum Express molds at one time. Built in Pompano, FL. Interesting history. Really fast hull.
What name did you sell them as? Spectrum Powerboats?
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