Like Tree1Likes 78 wellcraft F20 project - Opinions wanted

[RippinLips757]

Hopefully this is the right spot to post this, if not i apologize ahead of time. I am new here and this will be my first post. I have used this forum for some time for some good information.

So I have the standard broke mans dream, to have a nice boat (center console in my case). After looking around for awhile I started to really fall in love with some of the older hulls, and restorations people have done. After talking to many people about it, they say the older hulls tend to be better, heavier boats. On top of it all, getting a project boat isn't a huge up front investment, something I can trickle money into over time and get the exact boat I want, a win/win.

For awhile now I had looked at a few boats in my criteria, 20'-24' center console, mid 70s to mid 80s. Most were too far gone for me to want to even try any work on. Also, I would like to say I am a very handy person, who feels very confident with my ability/ skill to do something like this.

After looking for a bit, I came across what I think is a killer deal. Its a 1978 wellcraft F20 20'. The guy redid the stringers and transom, as well as the deck. The transom in my opinion needs to be redone, although looks very solid. Obviously I cant count on someone else work, so i plan on cutting out the deck and checking over everything as well as taking liberty in arranging storage and things to my liking. I got the boat, trailer, and a brand new sea star hydraulic steering kit, and the fuel tank is a 61 gal, custom made out of aluminum by ADS(?) for $600.

Questions I have
Is this hull worth putting a few thousand into to restore?
I cant find any real resources on this particular hull, people refer to them as V20 fishermans, but this i clearly an F20, whats the deal?
I really like full transoms, i'm considering redoing the transom, and adding the armstrong engine platform / bracket on the back, good idea or bad?
Any restoration resources for this particular boat anyone could point me too?

See attached photos, an thank you too anyone commenting.