
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
- From 1975
No Problem
Confirmed · merrittboat.com, Wikipedia
- 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
- Undated
Cafi
Reported · Wikipedia
- Undated
Big Wednesday
Reported · Wikipedia, U.S. Coast Guard
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
SistersOther Merritt 43s, then 1975 builds
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