Torino Project (07-05-06 Update)

Just curious....Does anyone know what came of that Torino that was for sale in FL. I don't/ didn't want it, I was just wondering if anyone ever followed up and either got it or knows what happened to it.

Talked to Craig Warner at the Boston Boat show, I believe he said he had a Seperator (the torino with the bigger engine and the bat boat windshields and another V-drive, a spoiler maybe) I hope to see them at the NECC rally. Maybe he'll even drop one in at Milton for us.

Not really sure of the specifics. That comment was based on something Craig had said. Remember early on in this thread (I think) we were discussing Torinos, Seperators and Spoilers and trying to determine the difference and when and why different versions were in brochures. When Craig mentioned his Seperator, I said something about Torinos and he commented that the Seperator was a higher performance boat. As I said, I don't know the details. I also think I recall him saying the Spoiler was an even "hotter" version. Blast an email off to Craig. I'm sure he knows all the details and would be happy to share them with you.

I said I wasnt going to post any picutres of the paint job until it was all put back together, but since I am selling it, I wanted to try to get some interest stirred by showing its progression.

The following pictures show the boat in the paint booth and a couple of pictures of the deck before its wet sanded and buffed. Believe it or not, the paint will look even better then it does in these pictures.

    Awesome!!! The best part is making it look like the brochure!!
                                   Jeff..

If it needs it.I would Go with a 600 , then 1500-2000,then buff it. Have fun!

That will be a really nice, and quite unique boat. Looks great to me. BKH

Scott,

It's really comming along well...can't wait to see the finished boat!
Good job man!

Scott, Looks like you're a detail guy, that thing is gonna look brand new. Can't wait to see it done.

Nice. You sure got alot of boats in your garage. You do this for a living?

john

Thanks guys. I hoped to have it ready for Cedar Point.. Oh well.
John. Only two of those boats are mine.

A nice cream color would look good too, or maybe even a shade of yellow, regardsless it's going to turn out nice.

You could pull the skins off and add some colored panels to them with out spending alot.

Scott, I have a 1971 Separator like the one pictured on your brochure. Hull ID # SEP 1711
It is white with red stripe and red interior.It has a Holman Moody 351 with V drive set up. Would you be willing to make color copies of your Separator Brochures for me? Thanks, Mike Thrower
email, michaelt@westmarine.com

Here are more pictures of the Torino. The exterior is complete minus one lift ring. Need to install carpet and decide what I want to do with the interior.

Scott,

Extremely impressed with your work. I would love to have one of those, especially one restored as nicely as yours is going to be.