I hope the name Post isn't a bad thing on this message group LOL! My husband recently purchased this old wood boat here in Oregon. Post and Egg Harbor is not a common boat here in the Northwest. The hull number is 377 and has twin diesels and is in general overall good shape. Every single person that sees it does a double take and loves the lines. We've heard a bit about the Post - Egg Harbor history but since she's clearly a Post I was wondering if anyone could fill us in a little. We haven't found another this age. Thought maybe this group would know much more . . . THANKS -

As Dave above was saying your boat was built by Russel Post on Post rd in Mays Landing NJ. But as I remember from the one I rebuilt from the Keel up. I had the 40' Sedan. the hull was carvel planked western red Ceder. Not the same as the popular atlantic ceder. Western red is alittle more stronger. As I remember it was 5/4 thickness from the waterline down and 1 inch above. Steam bent white oak ribs with marine ply bracing that ran from the stringers to the waterline. this bracing actually helped the boat keep its form while stored or drydocked. The Ceder made the boat much lighter then the mahogany boats which gave it a higher speed. and the soft Chine made it a very smooth ride. Another good thing about the ceder hull although it was softer and would mare easily it swelles very fast when placed back in the water. Their was however a plywood transum that was rotted so it was replaced with a hunduras mahogany transum with Ceder battens mortised into the joints." the ceder gave it a nice water tight fit. Something to keep in mind for you When you take two hardwoods and mount them face to face you must use a bedding compound so that they will not rot each other out. Soft wood to hardwood is ok.

Did you get an answer? I was just browsing around, and know a little something. Your Post was built at May's Landing, NJ, not far below Egg Harbor. I knew Russell Post, as we kept our 1964 37' Egg Harbor there in the winter for several years in the mid-1960s. Russell Post started out working for C.P. Leake & Sons building the Pacemaker boats. Then he went out on his own. Maybe he worked for Pee-Wee over at Egg Harbor for a while (they also started with C.P. Leake & Sons), but I am not sure about that. He used cypress planking instead of mohagany and I remember it was nailed, not screwed. Compared to Egg Harbor, it was a lower quality boat, a lot of plywood, it didnt have the workmanship that Egg Harbor did.

That's all I know.

Dave Konick
Washington, Virginia
dlkonick@earthlink.net