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.

Tbird-crappy road conditions through the Rockies good luck with the trip.

Blondie
 

I don't think any 36' Cigarettes had v-drives in them. It was the time of the I/O. Brownie would be the one to ask.
Just a thought, Cadillac

Does anyone know what year Don Aronow raced a 35' MAGNUM w/ V-drives ??? Boat had a 12'3" beam. Thanks, "HIGH LIFE"

The first boat named "Maltese Magnum" it was in some races of 1966.
The boat was registered as a Donzi, the yard that Aronow had recently sold and that this hull stemmed from his famous 28' Donzi.
Brownie could tell us more about.


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Just got back from my trip, I past on the boat. All the stringers and bulkheads from the steering wheel back need to be replaced and maybe the transom. The stringers and bulkheads were cut and not resealed. It looks like it originaly had out drives and someone put v-drives in it. I took some pictures if anybody wants them. Engine hatches look home made, the hull looks ok and the trailer looks good. Still had the cigarette sticker on the side. He had offered it to me for 2500.00, probably would take less. Its could be a good price for someone else, I am going to stay with aluminum!

Pictures courtesy of "1965 thunderbird"

No trace of the ID number?
We would like to view the deck.
No registration code -TX 4543 YB- forward the bow?

The paint (excluding the name Blonde that is not original) and the gel coat suggests that it is the Blonde III and not II. Then the build date of 1970 is incorrect.
The sticker Cigarette is not original.

Top banana might have it right, from looking at the pictures on this thread and seeing the boat itself I don't thing that it is blonde of any #. The paint looks like it might be auto paint and is faded and the bottom is peeling. It had small air scoops on each side of the engine compartment. No evidence of side exhaust. The cabin section was upholstered at one time. The raised portion of the deck is pop riveted on and looks like it came from something else. The boat should be saved but it would be a lot of work.