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Merritt Boat, Pompano Beach FL

Most recent update: December 14, 2011.

Merritt Boat & Engine Works, Inc., was founded by Franklin and Ennis Merritt in 1948 and is now owned and operated by the third generation of the family.  Visit them at www.merrittboat.com and see the yard from the air on Google here.  And if anyone can fill any of the gaps in this table, please send your info to timcolton@aol.com

Hull # Original Name Original Owner Type GT Ft. Built Disposition
1 Miss BelAir   Fishing 11 33 1958 Later Billfisher, Tantalizer, Cheesecake, now Tantalizer
2 Ocean Fancy   Fishing 11 33 1958 Now First Choice
3 Caliban   Fishing 11 35 1958 Now Merrittime
4 Val Jean Richard Horvath Fishing 11 35 1959 Now Do Stay
5 Windsong Tore Hembe Fishing 11 35 1960 Now Friendship
6 Joan E Ralph Rau Fishing 11 35 1960 Now Annali
7 Timid Tuna Dale Schaefer Fishing 11 35 1961 Now Sea Hammock Three
8 Tuna Teaser Art Appleton Fishing 11 35 1961 Now Release
9 Caliban Bill Carpenter Fishing 11 35 1962 Now Sangria I
10 Finest Kind Dorothea Dean Fishing 11 35 1962 Now Bulldog
11 Sunny Bunch ? Irwin Fishing 11 35 1963 Now Northern Lights
12 Alligator Jack Rounick Fishing 11 35 1964 Now Finest Kind
13 Hopalong Fletch Creamer Fishing 22 40 1965 Now Huntress
14 Windsong Tore Hembe Fishing 11 35 1966 Now Hoolili
15 Sandra D San Evert Fishing 11 35 1967 Now Rowdy
16 Decoy Richard Freydberg Fishing 11 35 1967 Now Lady
17 Caliban Alan Merritt Fishing 22 42 1968 Now Cats Meow
18 Caliban II Buddy Merritt Fishing 22 42 1969 Now Picaflor
19 Caliban III Frank Merritt Fishing 22 42 1971  
20 Jane S George Scheigert Fishing 22 42 1971  
21 Sansouri Chris Weld Fishing 22 42 1974 Now Nany
22 Fighting Lady Dinny Phipps Fishing 22 42 1974 Active
23 No Problem Jo Jo del Guercia Fishing 22 42 1975 Now Big Wednesday
24 Cinco W Pat Welder Fishing 22 42 1976 Now Lil Liz
25 Snee Kee Peet Pete Benoit Fishing 22 42 1976 Now Pescadora
26 Belama Newt Belcher Fishing 22 42 1977 Now Mistress
27 Fighting Lady Dinny Phipps Fishing 22 42 1979 Now Strong Persuader
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29 Lisa   Recreational 59 54 1977 Now Patriot
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31 Kila Kila   Recreational 59 53 1978 Active
32 22 Karat   Recreational 40 46 1979 Now Strike II
33 Bootlegger   Recreational 20 54 1983 Now Sonrisa
34 R & R   Recreational 52 55 1981 Now Tsunami
35 Snapshot   Recreational 34 46 1982 Now Tuna Bird
36 Full Count   Recreational 34 46 1981 Now Gracious
37 Dream Girl   Passenger 42 49 1982 Now Rebound
38 Cookie Too Murray Brothers Recreational 22 42 1982 Now Jackpot
39 Reel Love   Recreational 44 46 1982 Now El Jefe
40 Billy B The McDaniel Foundation Research 28 46 1984 Active
41 Wayward   Recreational 31 45 1985 Active
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43 Kimberly   Recreational 31 45 1985 Now Jizzie
44 Mongoose High Plains Capital Corp Recreational 33 45 1986 Active
45 My Lynn   Recreational 57 59 1987 Now Hullbilly
46 Melissa   Recreational 30 62 1988 Active
47 Slip A Way   Recreational 41 47 1987 Now Ambush
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49 Juro Lwi Inc Recreational 31 62 1989  
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53 Missguided   Recreational 40 65 1993 Now Won Buy Land
54 Alacran   Recreational 44 65 1993 Active
55 Fishin Daze   Recreational 44 69 1994 Now Nimbus
56 Tyson's Pride Tyson Foods Recreational 96 65 1995 Now Snooter
57 Can't Touch Dis   Recreational 57 75 1996 Now Hullbilly
58 Lisa D. H. Braman, Jr. Fishing 60 59 1996 Active
59 Precise   Recreational 77 78 1998 Now Miss Checkers
60 Pima II Pima Ventures Llc Recreational 59 58 1997  
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62 Sea-D Carl Doverspike Fishing 59 58 1997 Active
63 Pisces IV   Recreational 59 58 1998 Now Jacs
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66 Black Out James B. Black, Jr. Recreational 60 58 1998 Active
67 Business Stinks   Recreational 59 58 1999 Now Weez In The Keys
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69 Offshore Lady   Recreational 59 58 1999 Now My Lynn
70 Cutnail   Recreational 59 58 2000 Now Sapo
71 Reel Tight Resort Time Share Incentive Recreational 87 75 2001 Active
72 Mimi Harbor Rock Llc Recreational 59 58 2000 Active
73 Promise Conception Island Charters Recreational 96 72 2002 Now Stepho
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77 Bree   Recreational 96 72 2003 Later Owls Nest, now Georgie Girl
78 Pisces Iv Pisces IV Inc Recreational 96 72 2003 Active
79 Dauntless Frank A. Crowley, III Recreational 96 72 2004 Active
80 Christina William Entenmann Recreational 88 76 2000 Active
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82 E T Bigeye Inc Recreational 87 75 2005 Now Business Stinks
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85 Bree Randal L. Ringhaver Recreational 95 72 2007 Active
86 Reel Wheels Sunset Investors Llc Recreational 85 74 2007 Active
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88 Seraphim Carl H. Lindner, III Recreational 85 74 2008 Active
89 Offshore Lady Offshore Lady Llc Recreational 95 72 2008 Active
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91 Owls Nest Owl's Nest Llc Recreational 96 72 2009 Active