Reality is it***8217;s a 36 year old wood cores boat. Unless it was redone it***8217;s most likely wet. Wet and rotten are two different things though.
As others have said check for soft spots in the deck, thump on the transom with a hammer and see if it sounds solid or hollow. Hollow=bad. See if there***8217;s any flex when bouncing on the motor. Check what stringers you can get to.
Check the compression on the motor. Cylinders should be within 10% of each other.
If all that passes take it for a ride, don***8217;t buy it if he won***8217;t take you for a ride with cash in hand. Run it thru the whole rpm range, turn it off let it sit 10 mins then do it again
Good luck
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