Don't buy any wooden boat unless you can fix it yourself, or you are rich, otherwise too much money you likely will spend on inevitable repairs.
I have a 1970 37 Egg harbor woodie which I totally rebuilt, new frames, bronze screws from McFeely's, new transom, took me lots of time, etc.... I also have some common sense skills in my favor and also know what will work and what will not through experience. And I also like to experiment with some unusual fixes. My sense is a lot of people look at a wooden boat as a way to get a big boat for very little money. I went into my purchase not getting the survey, did some repairs, then got a survey to get insurance from Boat US. My boat was in pretty bad shape when I got it and we used it for 6 months before the haulout to replace the rotten transom. As badly rotten as it was, it was still well attached to the hull.
Like that Pascoe article, you can tell pretty soon if the wood hull is in good shape.
This boat sounds like one that is in good shape.
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