Snark Sailboats (Meyers Boat Co.)

An abbreviated history of 'Snark type' boats in the US (from Meyers Boat Co. website):

LOCKLEY

- Boat business purchased from Siltronics of Oakmont, Pennsylvania in 1970

- Started out with one mold (Sea Devil / Sea Swinger) and hull covered with sprayed Eurethane

- Began vacuum forming ABS plastic on hull in 1973

- Sea Witch introduced to the market in 1974

- 1974 through 1984 the names of the existing boats were changed:

- Sea Swinger was renamed Suncatcher

- Sea Witch was renamed Sunchaser

- Sea Devil was renamed Sea Skimmer

SNARK

- Snark began as a product line of Kransco, a company located in San Francisco, California

- Snark was moved around the Eastern part of the United States during its early years (New Jersey, Indiana, and Virginia)

- Many variations of the Snark sailboat were introduced during the time it was located in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

- Companies such as Sears and JC Penney sold Snark sailboats (Super Snark/Mach II) in their catalogs.

- Snark sailboats were used as promotional tools for many companies with specialized colors and personalized sails.

- In the summer of 1984, Lockley purchased Snark from Kransco, and the new merged company was subsequently purchased by Entwistle of Hudson, Massachusettes

- The Snark name was continued to be used and production took place in New Castle, Pennsylvania

- Many of the Snark product lines became obsolete when the companies merged (see below)

- 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

- In 1996, Snark was purchased by Meyers Boat Company and production was relocated to Adrian, Michigan. This is the current production location.

Snark Product Line Through the Years:

Sea Snark - active model

Super Snark - active model

Sunflower (prior to 1973) - discontinued

Sunflower (1982 model) - discontinued

Sunflower (1974 to 1981 & 1983 to current) - renamed Sunflower 3.3, active model

Sea Skimmer - current model

Sunchaser I - current model

Sunchaser II - current model

Sundancer - discontinued in 1984

Super Snark II - discontinued in 1984

Sandpiper 100 - discontinued in 1984

Super Scamper 115 - discontinued in 1984

Windsailer - discontinued in 1982

Mach II - discontinued in 1982

Hooker - discontinued in 1981

Super Scamper 101 - discontinued in 1979

Sandpiper 55 - discontinued in 1979

Sandpiper 60 - discontinued in 1979

Mayflower - discontinued in 1979

Wildflower - discontinued in 1979

Mach V - discontinued in 1979

Triumph Trimaran - discontinued in 1973

Moby Dink - discontinued in 1973