Etec 200 HO engine height

[jasoncooperpcola]

60mph is the new 50mph. Your in old times. Better speed up or get left behind.....

[bgreene]

Originally Posted by jasoncooperpcola

60mph is the new 50mph. Your in old times. Better speed up or get left behind.....

I agree...........when I was a little boy, a typical run about, fishing boat that ran 30 mph was considered good speed. That was when the biggest outboard motor was rated at 125 hp or so. Then later, our 21' T-Craft with Merc 140hp ran over 35 mph....felt fast.

Then 40 mph was a " standard of decent speed"........now any given newer dealer rig runs 45-55 mph, no big deal.

These V's were based on running into the 40's.....not really above 50mph.
At my current top speed, the V21 rides fine, no wiggle, no chine walk, just straight and even. What does that mean ??? That means I'd really like to have a top speed of.......................... 55-60, but that's it, not faster because I believe it would be a dangerous boat at that point.

[RidgeRunner]

You had a T-craft? Those are really cool hulls. Wide, stable, but absolutely flat at the stern.

[bgreene]

Originally Posted by RidgeRunner

You had a T-craft? Those are really cool hulls. Wide, stable, but absolutely flat at the stern.

Ridge - you're the first and only familiar with the T-craft that I know besides me.
Very similar to the V in style, appearance, and ride. The flat taper to the stern didn't make it pound any worse and it was very stable on the drift. Hull was very strong and dense - it was a well made boat. We still have pictures which I could maybe scan and send so one of you can post. T- Craft boats were built in Titusville ? Florida hense the name. Ours was the 20, or 21 I don't recall, seemed as big or slightly bigger than my V21, with huge cockpit and cuddy under the bow. Our family used it for fishing and cruising Long Island bays. It had saddle tanks on each side, 20 gallons each, 40 total as I recall. Very pretty boat too.

[RidgeRunner]

T-crafts- I know of a fish guide that customized a 24' Center Console for double duty inshore/offshore. He was running some hopped up Yamaha 250 on a full transom and a paralift bracket. He ran a low water pick-up and a big prop, he could jack it to the moon and run shallow with the flat bottom it did real well. It floated on top too. I liked it, it had 3/4" plywood for the deck and new stringers it felt solid as a rock.. Boat worked well offshore in the gulf too. There was a 26 Center for sale up near Homasassa recently, it was a I/O with a T-top. So I know of three near Homasassa. The other was a cuddy/hardtop painted yellow and towing boats for a living. That says something about the toughness.

[bradford]

Close friend of mine has a 24 T-craft. It's not the flat bottom one the flats guides like in Fl though. It has a small v berth like our V20s a hard top pilot house and a big wide cockpit for fishing. His has a 350 small block with a volvo penta I/O. It has a decent entry, but not quite as much deadrise at the stern as our V20s. Bgreene yours was probably a 21. They looked very similar to a V20. Some came with twin I/Os for power. The "T" stands for the owners name which was Thompson I believe and they were manufactured in Titusville FL until the factory burned down sometime in the early 80's. Old T-Crafts fetch a lot of money due to being highly desired. A lot of charter captains around Savannah used to run them in the 70's and 80's. The flat bottom 24 Ridge is speaking of is so versatile can be set up for flats fishing with a 250 on a jack plate or shrimping with an inboard diesel.

I'll try to find some pics.


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One for sale near me, notice the high price for what you get.

25' T-CRAFT with stainless trailer - $2500 (savannah)



Great shrimp or crab boat 25 foot long 9 foot wide all stainless steel trailer no motor but it's set up for inboard 912-659-7024 call or text

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