Diablo in Aluminum

Last winter I bought a well-worn Diablo.   Love the boat, have beat it up pretty well on rocks, and am now thinking of having a couple built in aluminum (Bath Iron Works is on strike, might be a good time to hire an experienced welder for a little project like this.)
 
Before I contact Mr. Bolger about this project, does anybody have experience adapting stitch-and glue designs for metal? 
 
Curtis

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