Egg Harbor Yachts

Egg Harbor was formed at the end of World War II as the Egg Harbor Boat Company by C.P. Leek, Russel Post, who would later also found Post Yachts, Phil Boyd and others. Egg Harbor would build wooden boats, starting with a 28 footer, for the next 25 years. Russel Post sold his stock after about 10 years and retired. C.P. Leek remained with the company and merged Egg Harbor with Pacemaker Yachts. The combination proved successful with the two brands remaining separate.

In the mid-1960s the company, Pacemaker Yachts, which included Egg Harbor, became part of Fuqua Industries, a large holding corporation. Fuqua would own the company for about 10 good years. During that time they would oversee the conversion of the entire boat line from wood to fiberglass construction in just a couple of years, starting in 1971. In 1976 the company would be sold again to another corporation, which would own it for just a few years before falling into bankruptcy in 1979 during a period of hard financial times in the economy.

Egg Harbor would enter another great era for the company in 1980 when it was again purchased by New Jersey boat people - two sons of the original founders, Donald Leek and Phil Boyd, Jr., plus two owners of Johnson & Towers, Inc., the New Jersey engine company, Peter and Walt Johnson, Jr. Egg Harbor did very well throughout the 1980s and expanded the model line considerably. But in 1990, like many other boat companies, it had to file for bankruptcy due in large part to the ill-conceived federal luxury tax imposed on the purchase of boats. Egg Harbor emerged from bankruptcy in 1992 under the management of Donald Leek and the Johnsons, Peter and Walt. But operations only continued until the end of 1997 when the company was unable to continue. In 1999 a wealthy surgeon and entrepreneur, Dr. Ira Trocki, purchased and resurrected the company in a somewhat slimmer form. The new company web site and all company news releases and materials now prominately feature the new owner. His investment in plant and equipment has increased the company's capacity and capabilities. Since the purchase of Egg Harbor and the plant expansion, the company has purchased the business or assets of Davis yachts and Predator Yachts, moving their operations to the Egg Harbor, New Jersey manufacturing facility. Existing models from these companies have formed the basis for new models under the Egg Harbor line.