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A very abbreviated history of ‘Snark type’ boats in the US: The first boats of this type seem to have come from Siltronics Corp. which was located in Pennsylvania beginning in the late 1950’s. (Sea Devil/Sea Swinger). The ‘Snark’ name came somewhat later as a product line offered by Kransco Manufacturing, a company located in San Francisco, California (later bought out by Matell Corp?). Another line has been offered by Lockley,(Sea Witch). In the early years these boats were produced in a number of different locations in the eastern US. 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 (most memorably, Kool Cigarettes). In 1984, Lockley? purchased Snark from Kransco, and the new merged company was subsequently purchased by Entwistle of Hudson, MA. The Snark name continued to be used and production took place in New Castle, PA. The line up became the Super Snark, Sunflower 3.3, Sea Skimmer, Sunchaser I, and Sunchaser II. In 1996, Snark was purchased by Meyers Boat Company and production was relocated to Adrian, MI. (A work in progress. Major update is necessary due to new information. srb 3/2013).

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I have a 1976 Snark built for Sears. The boat is in great shape. I am missing the mast and some rigging instructions. The boom has a fork at the front with a single eye through bolt i presume is for either the downhaul hook on the mainsail or, a location to secure the front of the boom to the mast. It has an fairlead eye about two feet back which I beleiev is for a vang to the foot of the mast which has a ring with a tab through which an s hook would fit. I need some help on the mast length. The pocket luff of the main is 162" (13' 1/2"). I dont know how much mast is necessary below this point. Any assitance is appriciated.  

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I know it might sound crazy but check sears parts. They have the different snarks listed. Maybe they still have parts.  

They have some but not all. My issue at this time (I can buy 20' lengths of T6 aluminum at the proper diameter) I just need the specifics on the rigging.  

I googled "snark sailboat" and found a ton of resources. Pictures, manufacturers, dealers and parts sources. Since it's latteen rigged, you just need a pole that will fit into the mounting hole and is high enough to hold the boom/gaff rig. It can't be any simpler.  

I owner one in 1970. I remembe the mast being about 6 1/2 feet tall. Bob  

Snark Parts The first sailboat I purchased was a 1976 Snark Mach II. Got it from new from Sears like you say. When I turtled and lost the mast (long story and the first of many lessons learned about sailing) I bought a mast from a guy who was parting out his sunfish. Used that until the late 80's. My Mach II was a bit bigger than yours so maybe a mini-fish might be a more appropriate source. And definately try Sears. I had a 1971 Ted Williams (Sears) outboard that needed a magneto. Turns out it is a Tecumsah engine and parts are standard. Good Luck. DH  

This Snark was called a Fireflower and was not a lateen rig but a single mainsail (sleeved) with a forked nose boom. It appears that the boom is rigged for a vang ( a simple 1:1 with a bullseye fairlead on the boom, down to a tang on the mast foot, back to a cleat on the boom behind the fairlead.). The luff in the sail is 182" so my problem is I dont know how much "more" mast I need. I think the downhaul will be a simple single line using a fairlead mounted on one side of the mast, up through the tack and back down to a jam cleat on the other side of the mast. Its hard to find detail pictures of any mast rigged like this for comparison.  

Try this link: http://www.sailritesails.com/ShowAd.aspx?id=4403&SourceID= 0 &BoatName=FIREFLOWER  

Does anyone know ifthe swivle bracket at the base of the mast pocket is for a vang or a retainer for the DB?  

Try this link: http://www.castlecraft.org/sailboats.htm Then go to this one and check out the pic on page 5: http://www.castlecraft.org/PDF/Snark Sailboat Brochure.pdf Looks like your boat is a Sunchaser II although there doesn't seem to be a difference in hulls between the I & II.  

Then try here: http://www.castlecraft.org/sunchaser_two_parts.htm  

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Join this group ( http://groups.yahoo.com/group/snarksailboat/ ) and get lots of info -- including how the rig works. Mine had a short mast PLUS a modified "lateen" rig - sort of. The sail had a boom and a two part "mast" that telescoped inside a sleeve sewn into the luff of the sail. When you raised the halyard it caused the tescoping "mast" to extend until the sail was taught and vertical. Sounds weird but it was simple and worked pretty well.  

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Do you need a vang on this boat? It might be a mast retainer so if you flip over the rig won't fall out.  

Twice Around said: Do you need a vang on this boat? It might be a mast retainer so if you flip over the rig won't fall out. Click to expand

my snark has a latin rig, and two ropes, one holds the mast down and acts as a down haul and come from the boom to a cleat rigth next to the hole in the woden board where the mast is set , the other one is the main sheet, it goes from the boom to your hand!  

Not a lateen rig My Snark has a sleeved mainsail. It does have the cleat on top of the board that makes up the mast step. I assume this was for either downhaul or to secure the mast.  

The fairlead I am seeing is almost over the top of the dagger board slot, probably to far aft for a vang of any type...correct?  

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Snark Sailboats

There are five Snark Sailboat models. The Super Snark, The Sunflower, The Sea Skimmer, The Sunchaser I, and the Sunchaser II.  The Super Snark, Sunflower, and Sea Skimmer are for 1 or 2 people. The Sunchasers are for up to 4 people.

The  Super Snark and Sunflower are same length (11 feet) and weight (50 lbs) and equally easy to sail.  The Sunflower is a little deeper and wider and has a lot more sail area (22%) so it is faster and more spacious.  The Sunflower has a splash deck up front to help keep splashing water out, so it's a little dryer.  The photo below shows the Sunflower (left) and the Super Snark (right). (NOTE: The Sunflower has an older sail, the current sail does not have a flower bloom on it, just the word "Sunflower" as shown.) 

The Sea Skimmer has 2 sails and no sides -- think of it as a paddleboard sailboat -- and is a little longer (12') and little heavier (55 lbs).  The Sea Skimmer is faster, more challenging to sail, can carry more weight and is less comfortable.

The Sunchaser I and II  are big step up in passenger capacity (4 people), comfort (bench seats!) and speed -- and also in weight (125 lbs).  But even the Sunchasers can be car topped.   Both Sunchaser Sailboats are made with the same hull, the Sunchaser I is rigged with a single Lateen sail and the Sunchaser II is rigged as a sloop (2 sails one in front of the mast, the other behind)

The Sunchaser I                                                                  The Sunchaser II

The Sunchaser I and II hull

For more information on each of the models:  Super Snark     Sunflower     Sea Skimmer      Sunchaser I     Sunchaser II

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