Merritt · Hull No. 23 · 1975 · 7 names since 1975

Legacy

FormerlyNo ProblemCafiBig WednesdayJolly RogerMunenquitaLegend

Photograph · Merritt's Boat & Engine Works

Merritt Hull 23, a Merritt launched in 1975 as No Problem and later Big Wednesday; documented as Legacy since 2026.

Build sheetMerritt · Hull No. 23 · 1975

Designer
Merritt's Boat & Engine Works, in-house
Built for
Jo Jo Del Guercio
Construction
Cold-molded

Her story, name by name

  1. From 1975

    No Problem

    Confirmed · merrittboat.com, Wikipedia

  2. 1975

    Delivery

    Launched 1975 as No Problem, Hull 23 in the yard's registry, 43 feet. The first cold-molded Merritt and the first with a rocket launcher.

    Confirmed · merrittboat.com, Wikipedia

  3. Undated

    Cafi

    Reported · Wikipedia

  4. Undated

    Big Wednesday

    Reported · Wikipedia, U.S. Coast Guard

  5. 1983

    Tournament · name at the time not on record

    La Guaira Bank, Venezuela: the most white marlin released in a day, and the first 1,000 lb blue marlin taken off Venezuela.

    Reported · Wikipedia

  6. 2021 – 2023

    Jolly Roger

    Reported · U.S. Coast Guard

    Documented as Jolly Roger, hailing from Stuart, FL, by April 2021; the Coast Guard file carried her as Big Wednesday of Pompano Beach, FL in March 2021. Same official number and HIN.

  7. 2023 – 2025

    Munenquita

    Reported · U.S. Coast Guard

    Documented as Munenquita, hailing from Islamorada, FL, by June 2023; the Coast Guard file carried her as Jolly Roger of Stuart, FL in May 2023. Same official number and HIN.

  8. 2025 – 2026

    Legend

    Reported · U.S. Coast Guard

    Documented as Legend, hailing from Key West, FL, by November 2025; the Coast Guard file carried her as Munenquita of Islamorada, FL in September 2025. Same official number and HIN.

  9. 2026 – present

    LegacyCurrent

    Reported · U.S. Coast Guard

    Documented as Legacy, hailing from Key West, FL, by June 2026; the Coast Guard file carried her as Legend of Key West, FL in May 2026. Same official number and HIN.

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