Nor-Tech's Main Man - Terry Sobo
 

After touring the Nor-Tech facility in Fort Myers, Fla., and heading up to Sarasota to check out the company's 80 Roadster super yacht, Powerboat blogger Tank Sears wrote about spending the day with Terry Sobo, one of the nicest guys in the performance boat business.
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http://www.powerboatmag.com/tank-sears-blog/

I have known Terry for years and he is without a doubt one of the GREAT guys in the industry

I gotta say, I always enjoy meeting up with Terry but I was very suprised when he told me the whole story on the 39' Nor-Tech CC background. Says a lot about his character and work ethic.

Good article..about a good guy who has made NorTech come full circle. Now if they just build a 33-34' cc:lolhit:

Nice article on an even nicer guy....class act all the way.

Terry, I swear I will buy a boat from you someday!!!!!
:party-smiley-004:

“The exciting and new field of bar codes.”

lmao!

Great article :)

Great Guy!!! Cool dude!!!! On and On!!!:drink: Thanks for fixing us up with the 80 footer!!

Only talked to him on the phone a few times, but he is couteous and is generous with his time about ansering questions about even my antique. :coolcowboy:

Great write up for a great guy! Congrats on all your success withe the 39, it certainly got my attention. Merry Christmas!

Even the surgeon general praises Terry's ability to convince people to stop buying Cigarettes! :evilb:

Terry is a great guy and I will order a new boat from him......someday! :D

Terry gave us our first ride on a Black Thunder back in the day and I have always said they made a BIG mistake in not doing more to keep him. I know the owners of NT are good guys but I believe without Terry the company would not be anywhere near the level they are at now. I guess his funding the cc project proved that. LOL I hope they pay him well! Nice article and I agree it is nice to see a good guy do well. Like others here, someday we hope to be able to buy a boat from him. Donna

Wow,
Thanks Tank and everyone for your kind words.
Getting a little choked up here.

Not so sure"Main Man" applies in this case as it takes the whole team to keep this rodeo going.
Remember there is no "I" in Terry ( unless I was woman so in that case it could be Terri and there would be an "I' and then well anyway...where was I going with this?? ) Oh yeah.

First I'd have to thank my wife for allowing me to hang up the bar codes and a promising career to pursue this passion.
There were some very lean years back in the BT days. Then fast forward to having enough faith to risk the kid's trust fund on the latest venture. Thanks honey.
Then to Trond for talking me into moving to FL and becoming part of this venture.
To Nils Johnsen, without his vision, creativity, genius and hard work, none of this would be possible.
Finally to the whole Nor-Tech team and to the customers that brought us to where we are.

Stay tuned for more.....

Terry

Terry,

Since visiting the Nor-Tech facility in 2007, and being involved in FMO (we have a number of Nor-Tech boats), I have made a bunch of posts over the past few years, regarding how impressed I was with various Nor-Tech projects.

Reading a story like this one, driven by a passion for what you are doing, and being very good at it, ... well lets just say I am really impressed, once again, by the Nor-Tech team.

This thread is nothing without this video :)

I Love ya man

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lj9IbjZBOQ[/youtube]

Terry, you are more than welcome. Nothing pleases me more to see good things happening to good people. You deserve all the accolades and praise you’ve been given here, for you have worked for it and have earned it.

Keep up the good work!

P.S.

Kelly wants to know when we’re going to sushi again? :drink:

P.S.S.

When do we get to see what's next for Nor-Tech? ;)

Marc-boatme

Will you please lose that video already???????

Terry also fits well between two motors in a vee bottom when you need some one to shut the sea cocks to clean the strainers .... :evilb:

Happy Holidays Terry... Tom

Terry would you rather i put up the one of you and your bride riding with me in the BT and you two making out on the back sun pad ???????

Dont make me post it LOL

Marc, it is your duty to post that up!