⛵ Sailboat DB

Snark Sailboats (Meyers Boat Co.)

Active: 1958 • Website

An abbreviated history of 'Snark type' boats in the US (from Meyers Boat Co. website):\r\n\r\nLOCKLEY\r\n- Boat business purchased from Siltronics of Oakmont, Pennsylvania in 1970 \r\n- Started out with one mold (Sea Devil / Sea Swinger) and hull covered with sprayed Eurethane\r\n- Began vacuum forming ABS plastic on hull in 1973\r\n- Sea Witch introduced to the market in 1974\r\n- 1974 through 1984 the names of the existing boats were changed:\r\n- Sea Swinger was renamed Suncatcher\r\n- Sea Witch was renamed Sunchaser\r\n- Sea Devil was renamed Sea Skimmer\r\n\r\nSNARK\r\n- Snark began as a product line of Kransco, a company located in San Francisco, California\r\n- Snark was moved around the Eastern part of the United States during its early years (New Jersey, Indiana, and Virginia)\r\n- Many variations of the Snark sailboat were introduced during the time it was located in Virginia Beach, Virginia.\r\n- Companies such as Sears and JC Penney sold Snark sailboats (Super Snark/Mach II) in their catalogs.\r\n- Snark sailboats were used as promotional tools for many companies with specialized colors and personalized sails.\r\n  \r\n \r\n- In the summer of 1984, Lockley purchased Snark from Kransco, and the new merged company was subsequently purchased by Entwistle of Hudson, Massachusettes\r\n- The Snark name was continued to be used and production took place in New Castle, Pennsylvania\r\n- Many of the Snark product lines became obsolete when the companies merged (see below) \r\n- The new line of boats became the Super Snark, Sunflower 3.3, Sea Skimmer, Sunchaser I, and Sunchaser II. This is the current line being produced to this day\r\n- In 1996, Snark was purchased by Meyers Boat Company and production was relocated to Adrian, Michigan. This is the current production location.\r\n\r\n\r\nSnark Product Line Through the Years:\r\nSea Snark - active model\r\nSuper Snark - active model\r\nSunflower (prior to 1973) - discontinued\r\nSunflower (1982 model) - discontinued\r\nSunflower (1974 to 1981 & 1983 to current) - renamed Sunflower 3.3, active model\r\nSea Skimmer - current model\r\nSunchaser I - current model\r\nSunchaser II - current model\r\nSundancer - discontinued in 1984\r\nSuper Snark II - discontinued in 1984\r\nSandpiper 100 - discontinued in 1984\r\nSuper Scamper 115 - discontinued in 1984\r\nWindsailer - discontinued in 1982\r\nMach II - discontinued in 1982\r\nHooker - discontinued in 1981\r\nSuper Scamper 101 - discontinued in 1979\r\nSandpiper 55 - discontinued in 1979\r\nSandpiper 60 - discontinued in 1979\r\nMayflower - discontinued in 1979\r\nWildflower - discontinued in 1979\r\nMach V - discontinued in 1979\r\nTriumph Trimaran - discontinued in 1973\r\nMoby Dink - discontinued in 1973

Boats (11)

Name LOA (ft) First Built Last Built Rig
MACH II 13.83 1976 1982 Lateen
MACH V 13.83 1976 1982 Cat (Marconi)
SANDPIPER 72/80 (SNARK) 11.33 1979 Lateen
SEA DEVIL 12 1966 Masthead Sloop
SEA SKIMMER 12 1958 Fractional Sloop
SEA SNARK (SUPER SNARK) 11 1958 Lateen
SUNCHASER I 12 1974 Lateen
SUNCHASER II 12 1974 Fractional Sloop
SUNFLOWER 11 1971 Lateen
WHIRLWIND 11 11 1973 Lateen
WILDFLOWER 11.5 1972 1979 Fractional Sloop