as others have said, if you want a repair you can rely on, pay to have it done.
that said, after paying to have your boat fixed right, I would still buy the welder and learn how to weld because its nice to do your own repairs and make any brackets or gadgets you need to make your life easier. there are many night courses at trade schools where you can learn to weld under supervision and sometimes they have good instructors. I suggest you learn to weld first before buying a machine and then buy one that fits your skill and the things you intend to do with it.
aluminum welding is tricky and boat hulls are thin and very easy to blow through and doing so can do more damage making a needed minor repair even worse and turn into a worse repair then it was before.
get yourself a good tig welder setup and learn to make your own BBQ grills, smokers and stuff until you get good at it before you attempt to weld a boat hull.
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