Post Marine Company
Post Marine Company, Inc, builder of Post Yachts, was formed in 1957 by Russel Post - the same Russel Post that, with three partners, had created Egg Harbor 11 years earlier. He sold his shares in Egg Harbor and created Post Marine which he ran for almost 20 years.
In 1975 Russel Post sold the company to two employees. Charlie Walters had been with Post since almost the beginning as the second employee. And, Bill Schell had joined the company a few years earlier from a career in computer sales. The two continued running the company in the Post tradition. Current president of Post Marine is long-time employee Ken Jensen. Many current employees have worked at Post for decades.
When Russel Post started building Post Yachts, boats were built of wood. The first model built by Post Marine was a 34 foot sportfisherman. It was the smallest yacht Post ever built. Post continued building yachts in wood longer than most of the competition. It was 1975 before the first fiberglass Post yacht appeared. That turned out to be a very successful 42 footer, and would be the smallest fiberglass yacht produced by Post.
Russel Post's vision for Post Yachts is embodied in the company motto: "Yachts of Quality, Not Quantity". They are a low volume, semi-custom builder of a single type of boat, the comfortable offshore flybridge sportfisherman in the Jersey Design. Unlike other builders, Post has not built other types of boats for other buyers. They have remained focused on the knowledgeable, experienced boater that knows boat quality. Toward that end Post continues to use craftsmen to build much of each yacht right onboard.
Post Yachts have not been the fastest, most powerful yachts available. That appears to be a design decision that has at least two objectives. The first is cost. The additional cost to add significantly larger engines, as well as added strength and equipment is substantial. Post has always built with moderate diesel power providing more than adequate performance, enabling the knowledgeable boater to purchase overall quality at a reasonable price. The second design objective is to provide a good-riding hull for all conditions. This is usually a compromise with speed. Many Post owners selected Post in part because they liked the Post hull or ride.