what kind, traditional,or lightweight racing sharpie

Traditionally sharpies had a feestanding rig. usually set well forward,almost on he bow and just a mainsail. with a massive boom. jibs and forestays were added for racing.
the hull should be flat bottomed, usually cross planked.
the name comes from them being long for thier width. mine is 5' wide,4' at the waterline and 31' long Is that what you mean by a traditional sharpie?
im not trying to be a smartarse, but the term sharpie really changed over the years.
the big dinghies that are refered to as "lightweight sharpies" are basically a long skinny sloop rigged dinghy and we have come to think of them as "traditional"

Welcome to the forum Tony. The pic on your profile page is a bit fuzzy but certainly conveys the idea.

We are not all young "whipper snappers" like your self here but most of us are open to new ideas so don't be backward in coming forward.

If you need help figureing out the mechanics of the forum ie posting photos, web links and the like, please just ask.

Looking forward to hearing more from you. Again welcome to the forum.

Cheers Cisco.