38' stepped hull, 8000 hp 124.9 mph 1932.... and the rudder was under the bow..

Using the definition of production being more than one boat being built exactly the same. There were wooden hull steamers built back in the 1800s with stepped hulls.

I thought that was how they developed the 37 Outerlimits Stilletto. I remember the boat they used. Scott Langbeins' White Lightning

If you want to split hairs and talk about "Production Fibreglass hulls", below are examples of a few (and there were more) that were available in the early 60's.

T2x

I am always amazed at how this topic always morphs from "Who was the first to put steps on a hull?" to "Who was the first guy that I ever heard of (or had drinks with and have been duped into believing is an "icon").......who put steps on a hull?"

To a lot of our OSO members, it seems if it happened before you bought your first boat...or went to your first race...it didn't happen.



T2x

More stepped hulls.....that predate any of today's nonsense.

T2x

Here's Art Asbury in the boat that created the great Rooster Tail in my earlier post above while setting the Canadian Water Speed Record back in the day........... before the LOTO Shootout was a gleam in somebody's Daddy's eye.

T2x

Noah's early prototype

The best answer by far.............Definitive.

That's not production that's a custom one off.