Winnipesaukee Forum - View Single Post

John A. Birdsall · 10-03-2007, 02:07 PM

In the fifties and at least early sixty's in Alton Bay we had one police officer, his name was Mr. Cates, He had an aluminum starcraft about 14-15 foot with an outboard. He covered all of Alton Bay. The steelcraft patrol boats as I seen them were basically used to take care of the buoys.

Seems that Mr Cates and my father were on first name bases and it also seems that the main topic was the boat "Puddy-Tat" which my brother and I operated endlessly during daylight hours.

As for license plates, my understanding back then, you did not register the boat, you registered the motor. So if you had two outboards, you had two plates. Some put the plate on the motor and when they used the motor on a different boat, already registered.

10-03-2007, 02:07 PM	#37
John A. Birdsall Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Norwich, CT Posts: 599 Thanks: 27 Thanked 51 Times in 35 Posts	Marine Patrol In the fifties and at least early sixty's in Alton Bay we had one police officer, his name was Mr. Cates, He had an aluminum starcraft about 14-15 foot with an outboard. He covered all of Alton Bay. The steelcraft patrol boats as I seen them were basically used to take care of the buoys. Seems that Mr Cates and my father were on first name bases and it also seems that the main topic was the boat "Puddy-Tat" which my brother and I operated endlessly during daylight hours. As for license plates, my understanding back then, you did not register the boat, you registered the motor. So if you had two outboards, you had two plates. Some put the plate on the motor and when they used the motor on a different boat, already registered.