I sold the boat. I don't have anymore pix but a few months ago a fellow from Missouri called me. Said he found this blog and was facinated with the boat. He sent me a $300 buck retainer and said he would show up in Sept as he and his wife were taking a vacation to the east coast. He showed up sept 10th and took the boat to the bows of this great country. I hope all of the followers of this restoration had as much fun as I did. Now onto the restoration of Bill Schills "Griff" A Ventnor look-a-like.
Cheers,
Bill Boyle
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.
