E28+ Bow repair question

My 28+ is 1982 vintage and while preparing the boat for an early splash this spring I noticed that part of the metal "U" on the bow had broken off exposing the deck/bow connection points. Clearly to keep water out of the boat this needs to be repaired. I highly doubt that a replacement part is available but just in the event that someone else has had this problem and developed a better fix than simply epoxying the broken area, I thought I would post this to the forum.

Many thanks, Steve (Lucky)

Tag, you're it....

There are several good threads on this particular casting, known to many as a 'cap'.
Do a Tag Search on the word CAP.
(Click on the Search icon, upper right in forum menu bar.)

Here is just one: http://www.ericsonyachts.org/infoexchange/showthread.php?t=4313

Regards,
Loren

Bow repair question.

Steve, Replacements for those castings are long gone and after Pacific Seacraft took over the Ericson name and limited production of certain models, began making them out of fiberglass. I'm sure those are gone too. I mention this because maybe you could do the same using your old aluminum one as a pattern. The ones Pacific Seacraft made were thick and beefy, more than adequate to take a light blow but that said, more of a blow that the cast aluminum ones can take. As I type this, memories come filtering back and I'm pretty sure that Elk Brass cast the original aluminum ones, they too being long out of business down here in SoCal. Marty or others, can you confirm or deny that last statement? Cheers, Glyn Judson, E31 hull #55, Marina del Rey, CA

Many thanks! Terminology is everything and you have provided the key. Fair winds!