If I was still in Maryland I would swap out the wooden tiller for a lacrosse stick shaft, the Brine ones were stiffest. Harder to come by here in the PRH.
So far finish sanding is busting off the oxidation and crud with 60 grit on the DA. More to do in that department before squeegeeing on a...
I just picked up 45578 built 1977 for $500 complete on Craigslist. Wasn't a raced boat but a rec boat so the deck is stiff but the hull looks like a hard beach landing oil canned it.
Need to do a blow test and replace the plug then see what else. Did fill in a shark bite in the trailing edge...