Quickstep A 14' 1" Class CU Utility Runabout By John Atkin
Outboard Utility Runabout
The first requisite of any practical boat is safety, the second comfort, and the third speed. Consequently, where the designer has observed this succession of requirements he has produced a serviceable and seaworthy craft; where he has violated it by putting speed first the boats have been either failures or a disappointment in performance." This, written by Edson B. Shock in 1906 is, in my opinion, as applicable and true today as it was then.
In preparing the design of little Quickstep every effort was made to produce a boat that, as Mr. Shock has written, is safe, comfortable and fast. She will surely be able and comfortable, as a glance at her sections will show. And she will be safe. Every precaution has been taken to produce a practical boat, not a freak nor impractical one. As for her speed, I believe she will come close to record speeds approaching 45 m.p.h. Quickstep measures 14 feet 1 inch in length and 4 feet 10 inches in breadth, with a draft of 5 3/4 inches. If the plans are followed, she will weigh in the neighborhood of 212 pounds without the engine.
The rules prepared by the American Power Boat Association, by which stock utility outboard classes are governed, were of great assistance in producing a sensible utility type outboard hull. I selected class CU (30 cubic inch engine displacement) because it makes a boat large enough for family use, as well as having sufficient power to slide along at a good clip.
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