Need some help identifying this nesting dinghy!

I recently purchased this nesting dinghy third-hand and can't seem to figure out what its original design was. So far I've mostly just determined that it's not a Spindrift 10, PT-11, or a couple other nesting designs commonly available.

The vessel is 10.5' long, about 52 inches max beam, nests more or less in half with 4 bolts. Appears to be from a stitch and glue planset, with a flat central panel and 4 either side of it. It appears to have almost a reverse sheer from the bow.

It came with a rudder, centerboard, and a free-standing gaff rig with a disaster of a sail on it (think burgundy-stained bedsheet). Mast is 11'9" long, boom 8', gaff 6'.

Unfortunately it's way overbuilt and thus quite heavy... about 160 lbs set up for rowing. There's also a second pair of gudgeons for holding a custom trolling motor bracket he built.

Anyway, I'm mostly trying to see what other rig options would work for this... balanced lug, sliding gunter, Bermuda with/without a tiny jib? Preferably something frequently available used or able to be sewn up from a Sailrite kit or equivalent.

Any help would be appreciated!

 

Looks like a plywood one-off from a Wooden Boat article years ago.

BTW, is that Richmond Cove in the background?

 

Thanks for the thought. I still haven't located it, but I can add that the boat was titled in 2018.

And yes, good eye! Richmond Cove indeed. I'm currently building a rail system to let me pull the nested tender up into the stern/sugar scoop area of my modified Capo 30 for safe passage around the Bay.