Snark's History
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 |