This blog is about the restoration of a 1963 Fletcher Cates Moth boat. The boat was made in Haddenfield NJ. By Blair Fletcher. Blair Owed Fletcher Marine and made many boats for the Moth fleets of Southern NJ. I sailed against these boats with a Cates design by Carl Patterson. I built my Cates at Pattersons' shop around the same time this boat was under construction. This picture was taken September 1965. It's me in my Patterson Cates.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Varnish
Well, not really. I'm using Spar Urathane for the initial coats of the boat to seal the wood. When it dries it's very hard and has UV built in. I can also get two coats on in one day. After about 6 coats of this stuff I'll put 3-4 coats of real varnish . I'm also moving the boat to the shed. I got told no paint or varnish smells in the house.
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