Trying to find your perfect and forever boat is a tall order. For my husband, Josh, and me, it was a Diesel Duck, and we wanted a used model. Trying to locate one of these custom-built boats was more of a challenge than we expected. We partnered with broker Jeff Merrill, who, after a year and a half of searching, found a 2006 Diesel Duck 462 in Honolulu. Within 24 hours of his call in March 2021, we were on the next flight out of Phoenix with a sight-unseen offer on the table.
In the Aloha State, it became quickly apparent that she had sat for some time with little to no maintenance. She would need a major refit and some cosmetic work before we
