1987 Merritt
Description
The Ship's Cafe is a turn-key vessel featuring a completely refurbished in 2010 with new hull paint in 2025, the boat is powered by MAN V10-1100 engines (repowered 2007) that received a complete rebuild in 2025. This setup delivers an economical 60gph cruise, stabilized by two SeaKeepers (2020). The 2025 refit added new Garmin electronics and two new Kohler 24KW generators. Performance-ready for offshore use, she comes equipped with a Palm Beach tower, mezzanine seating, and an Eskimo icemaker.
Dunigan Marine Group is pleased to assist you in the purchase of this vessel. This boat is centrally listed by Tournament Yacht Sales. It is offered as a convenience by this broker/dealer to its clients and is not intended to convey direct representation of a particular vessel
Overview
Key Specifications
Accommodation
Tankage
Full Details
Cockpit
Teak over plywood deck
Tonneau cover
Weather curtain, port and starboard
Teak gunwale coaming boards (new 2010)
Recessed gunwale rod holders, three port and three starboard
Transom door, starboard of centerline
Two stem cleats
Haweseyes in transom (new 2010)
Mounted rod holders on aft tower supports, three port and three starboard
Mounted fighting chair with rocket launcher
Under-gunwale rod storage (new 2010)
Two Hubbell 50-amp 125/250-volt power cord connections, starboard
(2) 12v receptacles
(2) 120v receptacles
VHF remote hook up
Seawater washdown
Freshwater washdown
Seven-step teak and stainless steel ladder to bridge, port (new 2010)
Overhead lights
Two overhead Bose stereo speakers (new 2010)
Teak step stool
Mezzanine Deck
Custom fabricated at Merritt Boat and Engine Boat Works (new 2010)
Two bench seats with cushions
Custom refrigeration unit
Custom freezer
Eskimo ice machine (new 2010)
Storage
Teak deck
Access to engine room, centerline
Lazarette
Foredeck
Fiberglass over plywood decks with nonskid at perimeter walk areas
Aluminum bow rail with burgee staff
Two bow cleats and chocks
Anchor rode hawse pipe
Four deck hatches
Teak toe rails
Deck and Hull
New Hull paint in 2024
Fortress anchor with approx. 15' of chain and approx. 200' of 1" nylon rode
Stainless steel cleats
Aluminum safety rails
Deck and Superstructure
Fiberglass over plywood decks with nonskid
Spring cleats, two port and two starboard
Two diesel fills, port
Three diesel fills, starboard
Water fill, port forward
Navigation light on superstructure, port and starboard
Grab rail on superstructure, port and starboard
Two Rupp triple-spreader hydraulic outriggers, Serial Number 18483 (new 2010)
20" life ring, port and starboard
Tuna Tower
Custom Palm Beach Towers (new 2010)
Nonskid deck
Searchlight, forward centerline
Tachometers
Ritchie compass
Glendinning electronics engine control
Floodlight, forward
Dual trumpet horns
NEW Garmin 8612 GPS
lcom IC-M304 VHF radio
Two floodlights, aft
Midrigger
Navigation light/anchor light Bolster
Steering wheel|
Single-lever clutch/throttle controls
Hardtop
Fiberglass with non-skid (new 2010)
Radar scanner
Stick antenna
McMurdo E.P .I.R.B., battery expiration October 2015
Starlink
GPS antenna
VHF antenna
Bridge
(2) Garmin 8612 (New 2025)
Furuno RD-33 (New 2025)
Garmin open Array 72 Mile Radar (New 2025)
Fiberglass deck with nonskid
Hardtop with 3/4 enclosure curtains
Ritchie Powerdamp compass, forward
Canvas cover to horizontal teak, forward at bulwark
(2) access doors to forward bulwark locker
Hydraulic outrigger power pack under brow
Approximately 12 Type I life jackets
Orion flare kit
24" life ring
6-person Revere Liferaft (Inspected 2025)
Six rod holders, aft
Full engine instrumentation
Miya Enoch electric teaser reels
Helm console cover
Cockpit sun shade with two arms, in forward locker|
11 O-volt air compressor, port in forward locker, with storage tank
Light in safety cage, port in forward locker
U-shaped bench seating with cushions and storage
JL stereo speaker in port and starboard benchseat, two port and two starboard
Gauges to water temperature, oil pressure, amps, and drive oil
Steering wheel
Single-lever Glendinning engine controls
Icom IC-M602 VHF radio
Simrad AP28 autopilot
Furuno anemometer
M.A.N. engine displays
Garmin 740 GPS
Glendinning engine control pad
ACR search light control
Autopilot drive pump
Mounted helm chair with cover
Mounted companion chair with cover, port and starboard
12-volt D.C./120-volt A.C. circuit panel, port under helm
Electrical
(2) NEW Kohler 24 KW Generators (port and starboard)
Racor Filters
Charles 12-volt 40 amp, Charles 24-volt 60 amp Battery Chargers
Electronics
(2) Garmin 8612 12" Displays
(1) Garmin 8612 in Tower
VHF: Icom IC-M602; Icom IC-M304
COMPASS: Two Ritchie magnetic
SEARCHLIGHT: ACR
AUTOPILOT: Simrad AP28
Salon
Carpeted sole with canvas cover (New 2025)
Vinyl overhead with recessed overhead lighting
Teak paneling, trim, molding and cabinetry
Custom teak cabinet with Sub-Zero BF700 freezer and Sub-Zero wine cooler
Custom leather sofa with rod storage
Custom teak coffee table with storage
Bose stereo system
Custom dinette, starboard forward, with leather bench seats, marble dining table, storage below raised sole, office printer (new 2017)
Samsung LCD television
VHF
Audio/Visual
Starlink
Bose stereos and home entertainment theater
Samsung televisions
Galley
Teak sole with high gloss finish
Teak cabinetry
Marble countertop (new 2017)
Two bar stools (new 2017)
Miele 4-bumer Ceran cook top (new 2010)
Stainless steel sink with Franke faucet (new 2010)
Sub-Zero 700BR refrigerator (new 2010)
Miele microwave/convection oven (new 2010)
Cruisair air conditioning control
Forward Companionway
Carpeted sole with canvas runner
Vinyl overhead
Carpeted stairs
Miele T8013C clothes dryer (new2010)
Miele W3033 clothes washer (new 2010)
Under Companionway Sole
Two electric/automatic bilge pumps
High water alarm
Fuel tanks, port and starboard
Starboard Guest Stateroom
Carpeted sole (new 2017)
Vinyl overhead (new 2010)
Upper and lower single bunk, starboard
Matching bedspreads
Matching pillow shams
Portlight
Cruisair air conditioning controls
Hanging locker with light
Two-drawer storage, under lower bunk
Buckeye dry chemical fire extinguisher
Two stereo speakers
Starboard Guest Head
Entrance via companionway and starboard stateroom
Teak and holly sole
Vinyl overhead (new 2010)
Overhead hatch
Royal Flush head (new 2010)
Medicine locker with mirrored door and fluorescent light above
Stall shower with mounted showerhead, hot/cold water faucet, fluorescent overhead light, shower curtain, portlight
Blower
Linen locker
2201110-volt air conditioning circuit panel, in linen locker
Custom teak vanity with marble countertop, porcelain sink, faucet (new 2010)
Port Guest Stateroom
Carpeted sole (new 2025)
Vinyl overhead (new 2010)
Overhead lighting (new 2010)
Overhead hatch
Upper and lower single bunk, outboard, with two drawers below lower bunk
Single berth, inboard, with two drawers
Matching bedspreads
Three matching throw pillows Recessed lights, in aft soffit overhead
Two recessed overhead stereo speakers, in aft soffit overhead
Nightstand with two drawers and with storage locker, between berths (new 2010)
Cruisair air conditioning controls
Hanging locker, port, with light
Buckeye dry chemical fire extinguisher
Port Guest Head
Entrance via port guest stateroom
Teak and holly sole
Vinyl overhead (new 2010)
Overhead fluorescent light
Royal Flush head (new 2010)
Vanity with porcelain sink and marble countertop, Grohe faucet (new 2010)
Medicine locker with mirrored door and fluorescent light above
Stall shower with mounted showerhead, hot/cold water faucet, fluorescent overhead light, shower curtain, portlight
Blower
Bow Master Stateroom
Carpeted sole (new 2025)
Vinyl overhead (new 2010)
Recessed overhead lights (new2010)
Overhead hatch
Double island berth with two-drawer storage, six shams, and throw pillow (new 2010)
Bedspread with two matching pillow shams
Two nightstands, each with drawer and storage (new 2010)
Two stereo speakers, in port overhead soffit
Three lights, in port overhead soffit (new 2010)
Portlight, port and starboard
Built-in bureau, starboard, with mirror (new 2010)
Three stereo speakers, starboard
Hanging locker, starboard aft, with light
Indirect LED lighting under berth (new 2010)
High water alarm sensor, under sole, forward
Samsung LCD television
Master Head
Entrance via Master stateroom
Teak and holly sole
Vinyl overhead
Overhead hatch
Royal Flush head (new 2010)
Linen locker
Custom vanity with teak cabinetry, marble countertop, porcelain sink, faucet (new 2010)
Medicine locker with two mirrored doors and fluorescent light above
Stall shower with mounted showerhead on hose with wall mount, hot/cold water faucet, fluorescent overhead light, shower curtain, access to rope locker (15' of chain and 250' of 1" nylon rode in rope locker)
Blower
Engine Room
2 Kohler 25 KW Generators
2 SeaKeepers 6 and 9 New in 2020
Two 12-volt fuel transfer pumps
Six vaporproofbattery cut-off switches
General halon 130 fire extinguisher
Two electric/automatic bilge pumps
Two high water alarm switches
60-gallon lube oil tank
Emergency bilge pump off starboard engine
Hydraulic fluid tank, centerline for power steering
Racor fuel filter to each generator
Dual Racor filters to each engine
Fuel prime system for main and generators
Three D.C. hold lights in safety cages
Six fluorescent light fixtures
Stainless steel hot water tank, port and starboard
35-pound halon cylinder
Two Dometic ice chipper control panels
Switch panel
Oil change pump to manifold Oil storage tank
Six Odyssey PC2250 batteries
Fuel tank, centerline
Two blowers
Tank Sentry fuel level monitor
Crusair 24,000 BTU
Dometic 8,000 BTU
Crusair 12,000 BTU
Aqua Air 5,000
Fuel Burn
60 gph @ cruise
Pump Room
Two refrigeration units
Watermaker Inc. watermaker
Four Cruisair air conditioning units
Two air conditioning raw water circulation pumps
Two electric/automatic bilge pumps
High water alarm switch
Engine room blower motor
Trace U2624SB inverter/charger
Three fluorescent lights
D.C. light with safety cage
Auxiliary Par 12-volt bilge pump with 15' pickup hose
Halon release sensor
Sea chest for all raw water intakes except main engines
Charles 12-volt 40 amp battery charger
Charles 24-volt 60 amp battery charger
(1) Mach V freshwater pressure pumps
SHURflo back-up D.C. freshwater pressure pump
Fire and Safety
LIFE RAFT: 6-person Revere (Inspected 2025)
E.P.I.R.B: ACR
Exclusions
20" Life Rings personalized with boat name on port and starboard
Mechanical Disclaimer
Engine and generator hours are as of the date of the original listing and are a representation of what the listing broker is told by the owner and/or actual reading of the engine hour meters. The broker cannot guarantee the true hours. It is the responsibility of the purchaser and/or his agent to verify engine hours, warranties implied or otherwise and major overhauls as well as all other representations noted on the listing brochure.
Disclaimer
The company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change or withdrawal without notice.
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