King Marine of Tampa Bay

08/18/2024

Hull #7 has been acquired. She will need a lot of TLC but will be better than new when done. This one will be available for order and can be made to your liking if you would like your own King Craft Custom Dingy. Contact Captain Mikel King if interested.

08/18/2024

King Craft Custom Hull # 6 is underway. Back from fiberglass and paint. Check out this before and after. This one is a 1972 O’Day. Time to bring her back to life.

08/02/2024

Hull #5 back from fiberglass and paint. Turned out beautiful. Ready for outfitting.

08/02/2024

Coming soon. Almost complete

07/28/2024

King Craft Hull #3 is complete. She is a classy lady!
She is built for a lazy day cruising our beautiful Florida natural springs and rivers.

07/08/2024

Our King Craft Hull #3 in the workshop getting final touches. Hull #4 starting her outfitting.

07/06/2024

The next King Craft Custom - Hull #5 is on deck. She has been dropped off with J Ryan Marine for fiberglass repair and paint.

04/15/2024

A great first splash weekend for the Correct Craft Southwind in Tierra Verde.

03/13/2024

A few more new touches for our lady. New SeaDek on the fly bridge; and custom cushions and Sunbrella covers by Seamore’s Canvas Shop.

03/02/2024

Our old girl, Waite A While got a bit of a makeover with a new bimini enclosure/isinglass, windshield cover, and umbrellas along with some new flybridge cushion upholstery.

She is looking good and getting ready for the warm weather.

02/24/2024

So excited to see our friend and client, Boat Babe, enjoying her King Craft Custom Dingy!

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09/07/2023

The work garage is getting a bit full with Dingy projects.

09/07/2023

The next King Craft Custom Dingy is home and ready for its special touches.

07/08/2023

The Southwind had a great day on the water. Now she is covered and tucked up for the night for the expected line of storms. Hard to believe her convertible top is the original.

07/07/2023

New waters for the 1983 Southwind. She is looking forward to a full week of skiing.

05/28/2023

Hull #4 is off to get her fiberglass and colors. She has a long way to go to being a King Craft Custom but we will get her there.

05/25/2023

King Craft Custom Hull #3 is back from fiberglass and paint. Next up is outfitting her.

05/22/2023

Trip completed…40 years in the making. We won’t wait so long for the next one.

05/22/2023

Lake O crossing and return complete.

05/20/2023

This is cool

The Florida Aquarium now offers incredible underwater walking tours inside of its Heart of the Sea Habitat.

05/20/2023

05/20/2023

She has been splashed and she loves it. Welcome back our pretty girl. Happy Birthday!

05/18/2023

The Chris Craft Scorpion celebrated her 40th birthday by getting a new propeller. She will be taking a trip to Fort Myers this weekend to visit the waters on which she took her maiden trip. Happy Birthday to this beautiful girl.

05/15/2023

Waite-A-While’s newly restored dingy, Waite-A-Minute, passed her sea trial and made her maiden voyage out Pine Key Channel to the sand bar.

05/06/2023

B.O.A.T
Break Out Another Thousand..
Going to be Waiting a little While longer for a trip to Treasure Island. Discovered this beauty while doing system checks this morning. Will just have to make the best of it at Fort Desoto Beach, Sand Key and the white sand beaches of Tierra Verde.

05/03/2023

Preparing the Waite-a-While for a weekend trip to one of her favorite local spots, Fusion Resort, in Treasure Island.

05/02/2023

The King Craft Custom Hull #2 Restoration
She has her special touches - vintage rowing oars, mahogany seats, pin stripes, stainless steel accessories and a new burgee.

04/22/2023

Exercising the Chris Craft Scorpion.

04/19/2023

The next King Craft Custom (Hull #3) is off getting her fiberglass and paint job. Can’t wait to see her with all of her very special wood trims and details.

04/11/2023

Getting rolling on the next King Craft Custom Dingy restoration. Got her base colors done. Now it’s time to accessorize and put the special detailed touches on her.