Tig welder for a beginner

Thanks to all the replies. I don't want to muck up the thread by quoting a bunch of you guys as I am probably not the only one looking at this.... So it's a good thread for us do-it-yourselfers. But what I will point out.....

1-Spool gun could be an option. I have a Miller 185 and is more than capable but how strong are the welds? They don't look great but that doesn't mean it won't get the job done. People seem all over the clocks about them....

2- As for space that's not a problem. Big shop and I love things on Casters and can throw 100amps of single phase at a machine. But my thought was a newer machine would have auto settings to get me in the right direction. A blessing and a curse.

3- Vision and steady. 50 years old so everything is in the downward direction lol.... That would just have to be figured out.

I would never expect to get near the quality or production of a skilled welder. I have always said that. But what I learned in life is if you slow down and embrace the challenge of something most people can do pretty well at anything.. My Pontoon is getting ready for a serious power upgrade and I need to make changes to the Toons and reinforce the Transom area and it would be a headache to find someone to do the work not to mention the cost of someone making multiple trips during the process.

JW