BLU SEA DREAMS, LLC.
FRUITLAND PARK, FLORIDA

Elco stands for “Electric Launch Company”, and was the precursor to General Dynamics. The largest producer of PT boats for the war effort, Elco built even the famed PT-109 of John Kennedy fame. These advanced boatbuilding techniques have helped Mercury stand the test of time with a stout and high performing hull and topsides. Commissioned for William O. McKay, a prominent Seattle businessman, Mercury (as originally christened) was put on a railcar and shipped overland to its new home on the Northwestern US coast, where she was primarily used for business entertaining and family use. A social force in the Seattle area, McKay would invite a variety of guests to venture out on the boat, including famous actors and actresses, local and international businessmen and their family and friends. Captain Dennison reported to Mercury’s subsequent owners that Seafair, Seattle’s great water festival and city celebration (see http://www.seafair.com/), was first conceived on Mercury when McKay hosted a discussion with local businessmen striving to create a festival that would attract more business/tourists to the area. From 1946 through the early 70’s, Merc was in its heyday. When McKay passed away in the late 60’s Mercury was put up on the blocks for sale. It is at this point that Mercury began her enduring relationship with owners and caretakers Bill and LaRay Green. A former Coast Guard engineer, Bill and LaRay sold their house and moved aboard Mercury in it’s Port Angeles boathouse, which turned into their home for the next 30 years. In 2002, Bill and LaRay decided to return to dry land and put Mercury up for sale, where it was purchased by Kim and Cliff Farrah. “We’d always dreamed of owning a boat like this, and it seemed like the find of a lifetime”. Kim had a vision of a charter business that involved Mercury. Mercury was shipped to Maine for a total refi with new engines, generators, Air Conditioners, power systems, galley, canvas decking, Mercury looked as she did when new. Charter tours were operated out of Destin, Florida until Capt Mac bought the Mercury and took her down the Gulf Coast to charter in the Florida Keys or so he he had planned. Arrival at Port of the Islands occurred just days before Hurricane Irma hit Florida in Sept 2017 so now restoration begins again…before the dream of Blu Seas are realized again for the Mercury. We are looking forward to hearing from you. Please feel free to get in touch via the form below, we will get back to you as soon as possible. Blu Sea Dreams