Merry Maid - By Charles M. Ungerbuehler. Merry Maid was designed for the man who desires a roomy little runabout capable of good speed and having rough water ability. With her graceful, sweeping sheer, she is a saucy little packet She has completely pleased her original owner and may interest those of you who desire an inexpensive, easily built boat. Powered with a Mercury Super Ten and carrying two passengers, the prototype ran from Seaford, Del., to Nanticoke, Md., and return, a distance of approximately 80 miles, in 4 hours and 15 minutes without ever having had the motor wide open. Under way, Merry Maid. runs cleanly at either high or low speed, banks beatifully, and has sufficient stability.