You would be suprised at how strong some of those short stringer boats are, a lot of times the only reason some boats have full stringers (with a few exeptions) is because they are a lighter lay up, most of the quarter 'stiffie boats are layed pretty heavy and have a lot more glass in the bottom, I'm sure there are some exeptions, but I have seen some pretty badass blown big block quarter stringers running around with little or no problems.
Just my opinion though...