Merritt · Hull No. 57 · 1996 · 3 names since 1996

Wish You Were Here

FormerlyCan’t Touch DisReel Janie

Photograph · Merritt's Boat & Engine Works

Merritt Hull 57, a Merritt launched in 1996 as Can’t Touch Dis, from the yard's own registry.

Build sheetMerritt · Hull No. 57 · 1996

Designer
Merritt's Boat & Engine Works, in-house
Construction
Cold-molded

Her story, name by name

  1. From 1996

    Can’t Touch Dis

    Reported · merrittboat.com

  2. 1996

    Delivery

    Launched 1996 as Can’t Touch Dis, Hull 57 in the yard's registry, 75 feet.

    Reported · merrittboat.com

  3. Undated

    Reel Janie

    Reported · U.S. Coast Guard

  4. 2022 – present

    Wish You Were HereCurrent

    Reported · U.S. Coast Guard

    Documented as Wish You Were Here, hailing from Cape May, NJ, by October 2022; the Coast Guard file carried her as Reel Janie of Palm Beach, FL in July 2022. Same official number and HIN.

SistersOther Merritt 75s, then 1996 builds

  1. LisaNo. 58 · 58199658 ft

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