I notice the weight of the 17' Woolridge is 1300 pounds pretty much exactly same as my 18' Seahawk, 1350.

The two boats you are considering, at just over 1000 pounds, over in the strait or in the sound pounding back against a 20 mph headwind, pretty long trip. Bad enuff in my Seahawk. Not sure a riveted boat in particular works very well in the kind of nasty chop you will run into, eventually.

Ar some point you will want to go to CQ or PA for salmon or butts, and you will see some nasty chop. Also get something with a real splashboard. I have a tall splashboard on my Seahawk, and I have had big waves from a following sea splash to the top of it.