We put the finishing touches on Pegasus and took the boat down to the neighborhood beach for a test. No leaks! A few shakedown issues but nothing major.
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, October 24, 2019
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Thursday, September 26, 2019
Wednesday, August 7, 2019
Home stretch
Slow going here but we did manage to get the entire boat sanded down to 220 grit. I wanted to start with 60 grit but George had a different idea. So I let him sand! We finally got the first coat of varnish on the deck. Using Captain's Varnish.
Finishing up taping so the varnish doesn't run.
First coat. Looks good.
Finishing up taping so the varnish doesn't run.
Tuesday, July 2, 2019
Topside resin
Not too much work done lately. Too hot. I did get the deck and cockpit covered in resin. We've been using 107 hardner. Looks good.
Sunday, June 9, 2019
Resin
Got two coats of resin on the bottom. Glassed in the keel and cb case. Next up is flipping the boat over and finish the interior.
Friday, May 17, 2019
Woodwork is done
Finally. I made rub rails for the inside and outside. Makes life easier on your legs and butt while hiking. Pegasus cane in at 73 pounds. Another 5 for deck goobers and varnish and we're done at about 78 pounds. Not bad.
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