The Car-Topper 9™ Dinghy is a hybrid structure with a plywood bottom and aircraft topsides. The combination has proved to be an outstanding success, resulting in a large stable rowboat that carries three people with a generous freeboard. The use of a plywood bottom makes it more utilitarian...sturdy enough for a small outboard. yet why bother when the boat weighs less than the motor.

The sailing rig was added to the prototype boat as a retrofit. It worked out very well with a modest size rig driving the light hull easily. I had a 35 sq. foot Dacron sail built. Here is a place to experiment with a low cost JIFFY-SAIL. The boat is so stable that it will easily carry a larger sail in medium air, so try one about 50 sq. feet.