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Does anyone know where we could buy a bow cap and the spray deflector piece that goes on the lower part of the front of the hull of the PDQ 34?

We had someone bump us in a marina and damaged one of the bow caps the other one had a scrape on it. We had them both repaired and painted. They came out great.

Alan

Hi BJ -

A far as I know, they are both parts that need to be built from scratch.

After I got hit at Block Island last year, New England Boatworks fabricated both the bow cap and spray rails. (They did a great job on the fiberglass work. The rest of the yard is a disaster, and I would not recommend them for any other work until a new set of upper management is put in place.)

On the spray deflector - they took a piece of the rail to get the profile and built a straight piece. Then they made precision wedge cuts to get the wrap-around sections at the bows. NEB was unable to complete the work but shipped the parts to me for installation. We used a forklift and front end loader and clamps to get the section epoxied into place. After curing and fairing, the yard taped them off and spray-painted white.

Depending on the damage, you may be able to use filler and a Dremel to create the profile.

Hey BJ. I just did some repairs to mine as well. They came out very well with the filler, primer and paint I was advised to use.

How bad is your damage?

Josh,

Could you tell what kind of "filler" you used to patch your Spray deflector? Mine has a few small nicks that I think could be filled.

I found the easiest way for me to repair the caps was to fill in the gaps with 5200 and tape off area when dry. Then I glassed the whole piece while in place and sanded the area smooth. I then used a liquid rubber paint and put several coats on and it came out looking brand new. I then cleaned all the mildew off the rear stairwell bumper guards and coated them with the rubber white paint and they turned out very nice.