Fletcher Cates Restoration

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, September 26, 2019

Boat is done!






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I'm a 70+ year old retired civil servant. I spent most of my time in Washington DC. I started sailing Moth boats when I was 10 years old. I found them again about 25 years ago. Along with mothboats I also sail an Alberg 30. The canoes keep me in beer money.
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