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Agree with previous comments. Very easy for an old fiberglass boat to look pretty good but be structurally unsound. Unless you know to the contrary, assume deck, stringers, and transom are rotten. All this can be redone but is a lot of work. It may be necessary to separate the hull from the deck molding. The Runabout Renovation book goes into detail. Normally, trailer tires age out before the tread becomes worn. Whether you pay zero or 100 or 300 is trivial compared to what you would have to put into it in time and money, so the issue really is whether this boat appeals to you. Would you REALLY like it when you were finished? If so, get it. If not, keep looking. JMHO.