Pat Moore new old stock canoes

[Glenn MacGrady]

Hello,
Boy does this bring back memories from the Stoughton shop of Pat's.

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and remember Glen at least by name and I think I helped Pat build a super light weight Reverie for him.

I've been around various paddling circles for about 45 years, was good friends with Mike Galt and bought two Lotuses from him in the 1980's, and certainly knew Pat Moore's name at that time. However, I've never actually met Pat, though we have spoken on the phone and emailed each other in the early 2010s, and have never bought one of his canoes.

 

[NoelCanoeDad]

Hello,
Boy does this bring back memories from the Stoughton shop of Pat's.
I haven't been paddling in long time but just pulled out my Magnum and then saw this post while trying to find out what happened to Pat.
I worked for Pat at his shop in Stoughton WI.
and remember Glen at least by name and I think I helped Pat build a super light weight Reverie for him.
I also helped him with his video on freestyle paddling, the opening shot of him in beat up aluminum canoe (which I borrowed from neighbor) and a shovel as a paddle we're filmed at my old place and I'm at the helm of 2 canoes made into a catamaran to film from.
Later when he wasn't so interested in building the Magnum series I had the molds and tried my hand for very short time building some but lost my shop space.
Then when Pat went to Hilton Head he flew me down to see about running the shop building the Cues (paddles)(carbon fiber).
I had a Cue that Pat sent me along with one I sold for him along with an Andante, but mine was too long and sent back but never was replaced.
We had a falling out when I made decision not to move to Hilton Head.
He sent someone to get molds but I was able to keep a Magnum, which is somewhere in Wisconsin last I knew, as I lost my storage facility after my divorce and moved to Arizona.
He had someone invest some good $ to try and start his shop again down there so they probably retained the molds when it went bust. Wonder where the Cue molds are?
Pat was a great designer and paddler but no business man which was unfortunate. He had his philosophy on how freestyle should be done, as I remember him telling me how they wanted to give out an award in him name but he said No because the Association didn't adhere to his ideas.
I helped him unload a pile of lumber on a Friday and upon returning Monday he had the 1st Magnum plug all shaped out and I was blown away, he must have been at it nonstop all weekend.
Thanks for bringing back memories from that time in my life, I was a young 20 year old around then.
Drew

Thank you so much for sharing. I am glad it brought up great memories for you. Everyone that gives us input on these canoes/designers keeps them alive and makes sure we don’t loose the history. I too, sure would like to know where the paddle molds are? I am hoping to see the video soon with Pat and the shovel. I have a friend with a copy. Talk to you again.