72′Merritt Yachts for Sale
6 Merritt yachts currently listed from 46′ to 72′, $695K to $7M. Lying in Florida, North Carolina and one other state, across 4 models, built between 1985 and 2017. We will shortlist the yachts worth your time and be aboard for every showing.
About Merritt
Franklin and Ennis Merritt left Long Island in 1947, bought ten acres on the Intracoastal at Pompano Beach, and opened Merritt Boat & Engine Works in 1948, originally just to look after their own charter boats and the local drift fleet. They started building in 1955. Their sons Buddy and Allen took it on, and after Buddy died in 1971 Roy, Allen's son, took over the yard he had worked in since he was a teenager.
The family is still there and the output is tiny by design: cold-molded custom sportfishermen, built slowly, for owners who wait. Along with Rybovich, Merritt is the name that defines the Florida custom sportfish, and the boats are as much a part of the local fishing culture as the tournaments. They almost never come up for sale; when one does it usually goes quietly, and the buyer is generally somebody the yard already knows. If you want one, start the conversation early.
- Founded
- 1948
- Shipyard
- Pompano Beach, Florida
- Status
- Still building · a handful of boats, three generations of the same family
- Construction
- Cold-molded wood
- Builds
- Custom sportfishing boats
- Worth knowing
- With Rybovich, the most significant name in Florida custom sportfishing. A Merritt is ordered years in advance and rarely comes on the open market.
Merritt models for sale
| Model | For sale | Years | Length | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merritt Sport Fish | 2 | 1985 to 1995 | 46′ to 65′ | $695K |
| Merritt 72 Convertible | 1 | 2004 | 72′ | $5M |
| Merritt 72 Sportfish | 1 | 2017 | 72′ | $7M |
Current Merritt listings
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46′Where these Merritt are docked
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Tell us what you are looking for. We will tell you which of these 6 are worth your time, and which Merritt yachts are about to come to market that you will not find listed yet.
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