FAE Install Pics

[yearround]

Hey guys, i have been tracking this a little. I have not looked elsewhere for other FAE issues, and am generally unaware of these problems. However, i did buy FAE for my boat last May, but I have not been able to install it yet, due in part to an unrelated axle failure June 1 and lost boat for 5 weeks (not fully resolved, but i hope close).

I have my FAE sitting ready to install, but this stuff is giving me some great concern. There are a few with problems, pretty big problems too. The broken weld should be considered a catastrophic failure. (I am a PE - Civil Engineer with structural and geotechnical emphasis, i know a little about welds and expected performance)

Are there people who have had no issues with this and because all is fine they are not vocal? i understand that we are usually silent when everything works as designed, but we holler when it does not.

should i put this FAE on or should i buy the stock surf pipe and install that?