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On the price of the hull, I personally know four members of this site that got their 20' SeaCraft hull for under $1,000.
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I got my Hull (no floor) for free. It came w/ a single axle older galvanized trailer. It is VERY EASY to spend a lot of money fixing any boat, especially if you want to do it "right" and make it last. I think I saw the boat the original poster is talking about on Craig's List. It def. looked like a project. As long as you know at least approximately how much work it will be going in, and you enjoy projects, it could be worth your time. But after repowering, fixing all the needs, you could easily double the actual resale value of the boat, IMHO.
If you are crafty you can save a lot of money, such as using and older motor or stripping other boats for parts (I bought 3 other boats to take parts from just to fix mine, not including a rubrail I took off a 4th). For example, in this case an I/O, you can buy an older boat and use the powertrain, and spend maybe $800-1000, or you could buy a whole new/rebuilt I/O powertrain at thousands.
In short, just make sure you do your homework, and caveat emptor.