Steve 1

Hanks, Blonde ,36 Cigarette was bought by Elswick renamed John Player Special ,Rerigged and Painted Black. now resides on the bottom of the sea.

The 36 that had the Vee drives in it may have been Arnesons boat.

Phil M

Yes, - It sank off of Mar Del Plata Argentina in 1978 - at the World Championships there -

1965 thunderbird

What would the V-drive set up be on this boat? I assume it would have casale V drives with some sort of transmission.

f_inscreenname

There is something that scares me about my boat. No flotation at all. Not even air pockets unless you count the bow and it wouldn't take long for it to empty out.

Steve 1

A quick way of getting reverse rotation for the early surface drive.

Steve 1

LOL Air out the screw holes and leaks through the bonding as it assumes the bow up position. My stuff is heavily cored and is going no place, the engines may not be happy but the boat will not sink.

Phil M

Back in the day - I was told the transome broke - and it went down in a hurry - maybe Foam in the bow - of your boat - at least that might keep it afloat long enough to get a tow to shore !

f_inscreenname

No place for foam in the bow. I guess I can just hope the ballast tank is empty and not full.

Sorry about the picture. It's 2 put together from a dirty time.

1965 thunderbird

I am leaving tomorrow morning to get this boat, this will be quite a trip 1100 miles one way.
I was talking to the owner today and he said they were planing to put jet drives in it.
Anybody have some thought on the jet drives verses the v-drives or I/O's?

Fast Shafts

There is a reason you don't see jet drives on offshore boats-they dont work! Stick with either I/O or inboards!!!!
Good luck picking up the boat-I recently did a road trip from NJ to Oklahoma City to pick up the old "Duces R Wild" race boat. 3100 miles in 73 hours.