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Agree with Ryan.

Recognize that the hull will probably be the least of your costs, new transom, new engine, etc will get pricy and there is bound to be more, even if these things are ok.

I'm not the best guy to ask about the cap, but here are my thoughts. Look for substantial cracks, not just hair line in the top corners of the doors. Is the doorway still squared up? look at all the hull/deck bolts/rivets in the cabin for rust, water trails, looseness. Get a hose and shoot some water up underneath the rubrail. Any leaks in the cabin? Expect some small ones. Lots of big ones are trouble. Look at everything else around the edges of the cap and cabin, rot near the floor of the bulkheads, signs of movement.

Another sign of hard use: look at the floor forward of the divers seat, right at the edge of the nonskid. Substantial cracks there indicate a driver standing up, pushing the boat hard and can lead to deck failure. If damage is present but not too bad (no rot), you can reinforce under the deck through the stb cabin deck hatch(personal experience).

Floors: Jump and down all over the deck. If it is not rock solid,no softness, no flex, deck replacement is on the way. You may be able to get some more years out of it if the damage is small.