I'd look at it too. It is a beautiful boat from what I saw. Much like an Island Packet in style, but with very vertical doghouse sides. It is certainly comforting to know a boat / builders reputation prior to buying it, and that hundreds of hulls of particular vessel were built, but not a necessity in my opinion.
I wouldn't let the lack of a reputation stop you as long as you understand that you will likely need to buy at a discount (to other boats of comparable length) as you might have to sell at one. Also, you need to get a thorough survey done and your surveyor should be VERY familar with sailboats and you should spend a lot of time going over the boat yourself (go over her inch by inch everywhere you can get to) to ensure it is properly constructed (bulkheads tabbed to the hull properly, well executed hull to deck joint, good hull lay up with no blister problem). You may even want to get a marine architect to look at it, if anything questionable turns up in hull construction.
I was offered a survey done by a prior prospective buyer, I only had to pay about half if I wished to buy it from him for "official" use with my bank. I didn't end up buying the boat, but would have declined anyway as the surveyor didn't even note how the keel was attached! I ended up hiring a surveyor that used to work for Cape Dory and who builds small boats for a hobby. He is also an avid sailor. He was also one of the more inexpensive surveyors I had found.
Your profile doesn't delineate what prior sailing experience you have and you don't state what you would use the boat for (day sailing, coastal cruising or circumnavigation).
