To me the simple answer to this question is: what older boats do you see around the most? I see mostly old Lavros and Eastsides both of which were hand made, each layer of fiberglass cloth is hand brushed in with the resin making a super strong hull. The Hydes and Clackacrafts are sprayed into molds with the fiberglass matte fibers mixed in with the resin. This assembly line technique makes for a weaker boat in my opinion
I do see some beautiful hand made old wood boats around however I think their best performance is achieved when they remain on the trailer.