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I was chatting with a buddy last week about a 35' Egg Harbor we saw online; I've always admired the lines and have had a generally good impression of them, but don't have any first hand experience. What are your opinions and experiences with these boats?

I looked at one before I bought my B33.. I'm no expert, but as I recall they have in general flatter bottoms than Bertrams, meaning they probably don't roll as much when drifting or anchored, but aren't as good handling the heavy stuff that Bertrams are known for. I was impressed with the interior fit and finish, but some of that is a direct result of how well they are maintained. In boats and marriages.. neither is perfect and all require some compromises by the Captain.

Great family boat and cruiser, not an offshore machine like your 31B. They are well built, but flat bottomed so they pound quite a bit. But wives and kids love them because their interiors are huge for the size.

What year is the Egg. The older boats are solid boats, built in NJ tradition as far as hull design goes. They are not speed demons. They have a deep forgot and are flat at the stern. They were designed to run NJ inlets and coastal waters.

I never disconnected one in a head sea so I can not say how they handle in rough weather. Great one drift, very stable platform due to the flat bottom at the stern.

Tony Meola wrote:What year is the Egg.

We were talking about them generally. Many of the boats I see on Yachtworld are from the late 70's through mid-80's.

I have never heard anyone complain about the workmanship on an Egg. The only issue I see is that used a lot of teak and wood in sections. So there may be need for repair on rot and of course the up keep on the teak.

the 1970 eggs the windows leaked
and as tony stated rot

My father had a 37' Egg Harbor in the mid/late '60s which we used between NY and ME. Very nice, roomy boat which handled all weather conditions we attempted including a huge following sea that chased us into Newport one afternoon. Unfortunately, being one of the last wooden hull boats, maintenance costs soared out of sight and the boat moved on to new stewardship - I often wonder what happened to her as my searches of the USCG documentation records have been fruitless.

I have a friend who was interested in a 37 Egg some years back. We traveled from Montauk to South Jersey looking at them. Every one had leaky windows and rotten wood at the aft end of the cabin. Many had leaks that dripped directly on the generator, reducing it to a pile of rust. Quite a few had residential air conditioners installed in the cabin, which lead me to believe that they didn't run much, if at all.

But a very pretty boat.....

Moguls2go,
My former mate bought a 36' Egg about 10 years ago from Southern Conn, area, he installed new Crusader big blocks, glassed all leaking windows, removed a rusted generator and used it on the North Shore of Boston for many years. He had a baby and decided to sell, the broker had it listed for 30K a very few lookers and finally donated it for tax write-off couldn't even get $5K for it. Have another friend that is trying to sell his late 70's 38' Egg not even a offer in 2 seasons. Glass hull with wood house not very saleable in the Boston area. Both boats were clean and had a lot of upgrades.
Pete Fallon