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.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Final coat
Monday, April 9, 2012
Back on track
I got all the nasty varnish off the boat. Not using that stuff anymore. The way to go is urethane. It looks as good, has as good or better UV protection, and it goes on easy. Not to mention it's 1/3 the cost.
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Two steps back
I haven't posted too much about the Cates because I screwed up the last coat of varnish. For whatever reason it sagged and clumped up. When it dried it looked horrible. I've been spending time between the Abbott project stripping and sanding all the finish off the Cates. I'm just about there. A few more hours and I'll get to start all over again.
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