: I noticed that one too. I thought the choice of 2024 was interesting - it is
: considered to be an 'not weldable' alloy. The copper precipitates out in
: the heat affected zone making it very brittle.

: My brother-in-law once made a lot of bike steering posts out of 2024 (it had
: been miss labled at the supplier). The whole lot cracked through the welds
: while being heat treated.

: I don't think I'd want to be paddling that one out through surf.

I would imagine that it's going to look like an old Grumman canoe in short order.