T Craft... company or TM

[Chuck D]

Anyone know if T Craft is company or TM I have looked everywhere I could think of. Looking for engine and boat specs.

Thanks
Chuck D

P.s. Will, I live in Elephant Butte, NM the bright yellow T Craft is "Tweety Boat"

I have a 24' T Craft built in 1974.
Made in Titusville Florida.
Good old boat.........Mine has a 302 ford mercruiser 888 in it.

does anyone know about t-craft boats?

T-craft was founded by Rodney Thompson in the early 60's I think. It spawned a larger company called Thompson Trawlers.
T-craft burned to the ground in about 1983--I don't remember the exact date. Rodney built good rugged powerboats and now runs the Dixie Crossroads restaurant in Titusville, Fl. a damn good seafood place if you like that sort of thing. He pioneered the harvesting and serving of Rock Shrimp....
By the way, Vectorworks a specialist tooling manufacturer now owns the property where Thompson Trawlers once was in Titusvile.

I have a 74' that i have to sell. Very solid boat with older pair of Merc 85hp OB's. Just put over $2000 into motors, they are in very nice cond. with near perfect compression. Nearly $5000 invested since I bought it a year ago, must sell quickly. Will consider all offers over $3000. Also includes 2-axle trailer(kind of rough,though I put 4 new tires on this week to expedite sale). Serious inqiries contact Mark @ (561)302-2349. I am in the West Palm Beach, Fl. area.

I have a 24' T Craft built in 1974.
Made in Titusville Florida.
Good old boat.........Mine has a 302 ford mercruiser 888 in it.

I have the same boat, how are you making out with yours? Ours wont start yet but we only started trying to start it yesterday. Do you have any info on these boats?

Derek Elmo

[bethebobo]

The trcraft where built to 1988 (give or take a year). factory shut down for an intersing reason, or thats what the police told us. We have a 24 foot, 9.6 ft beam. It has a rating of maximum pwr of 300hp, we have 225 evinrude with jackplate, pushes the boat with ease and runs loaded in 8-9 inches of water. Ours is an ex-drug boat (has all three gas tanks, with false floor. Florida suncoast marine of St. Petersburg Fl. is now reproducing the tcrafts under the name of Robin. Same boat, with better fiberglass and the option of no wood.

Originally Posted by Guest

I have a 74' that i have to sell. Very solid boat with older pair of Merc 85hp OB's. Just put over $2000 into motors, they are in very nice cond. with near perfect compression. Nearly $5000 invested since I bought it a year ago, must sell quickly. Will consider all offers over $3000. Also includes 2-axle trailer(kind of rough,though I put 4 new tires on this week to expedite sale). Serious inqiries contact Mark @ (561)302-2349. I am in the West Palm Beach, Fl. area.

I was wondering if you ever sold your T Craft? If not give me call or send me an e-mail @ troyalt@hiltonheadislandsc.gov.My phone # is 843-683-9135
I am not a member of this sight so if you want to contact me then you will have to do so with the information that I have provided

Thanks
Troy Altman

[tugboatguy]

Wonder if you've sold your boat yet.

Originally Posted by Guest

I have a 74' that i have to sell. Very solid boat with older pair of Merc 85hp OB's. Just put over $2000 into motors, they are in very nice cond. with near perfect compression. Nearly $5000 invested since I bought it a year ago, must sell quickly. Will consider all offers over $3000. Also includes 2-axle trailer(kind of rough,though I put 4 new tires on this week to expedite sale). Serious inqiries contact Mark @ (561)302-2349. I am in the West Palm Beach, Fl. area.

[Jeffrow]

Hi All,
When I was a lil boy growing up in Merritt Island, Florida my Father used to take me catfishing on the St. Johns River where we would put in at Lone Cabbage fish camp. Thats back when the it was not unusual to catch 25 pound Blue Channel cats that were not contaminated with Mecury and Lead and it was with common frequency.

We still have that same boat. My Dad is now 77 and I'm 44 and the boat sits in our garage most of the time and has gotten very little use over the years. However, ever now and then I will fire the engine up and take it out on the Indian River because there is nothing worse for a boat than to just let it sit to long idle.

The story about Rodney Thompson being the owner and founder of T-Craft and now the owner of Dixie Crossroads Seafood Resturant is absolutely true. His boat factory did burn down and that put an end to the T-Craft line of small craft but he did go on to own/operate Thompson Twawlers for many years until he pioneered and engineered his own machinery and technique for the commercial preperation of rock shrimp which until then was thought as as trash catch.

If any of you are ever in Brevard county shoot me an email at csmith2577@cfl.rr.com and we can go have lunch at one the the finest seafood places on the east coast of Florida, Dixie Crossroads and exchange fishing stories.

It's great to reminiss about the old days and I'm still a very active angler and very successful on the flats with huge Reds, gator Trout, and Monster snook at Port Canaveral.

[tunatango]

I have an 84 24 cabin cruiser with twin mercruiser 140's anyone ever seen one like that seems most are single engine or outboard powered any info would help greatly

[hardchevey01]

Originally Posted by Troy Altman

I was wondering if you ever sold your T Craft? If not give me call or send me an e-mail @ troyalt@hiltonheadislandsc.gov.My phone # is 843-683-9135
I am not a member of this sight so if you want to contact me then you will have to do so with the information that I have provided

Thanks
Troy Altman

I HAVE A EARLY 70"s T-Craft 22ft inboard 3.0 liter, the motor is a 1996
MercCruiser and is in turn key condition. It also has a tandom axsle
trailor with brakes. The boat has trim tabs,and is in very good condition.

serial #211080
Max HP. 225
Capacity (8)
my e-mail adress is hardchevey01@yahoo.com

[hogfish hunter]

I have a 1968 T-Craft 20' w/ GMC Mercruiser I/O project I need to let go. The hull, motor , outdrive and dual axle trailer are all there. It needs to be put together. I have some seals, you'll need new bellows before outdrive goes on. She will also need all cosmetics. If interested email me at warn6542@yahoo.com I will listen to any offers.

[nukejr]

I am trying to find info regarding the Maximum Capacity rating for my boat. I have found a couple of web sites detailing a calculation for determing a recommended value, but I would like to find out if anyone owning the same boat knows this value. It is a 1978 24' Beachcomber w/ Hardtop. Thanks.