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Thanks. I moved the cleat forward 3/8 inch, and it holds fine. I plan to install an inspection port over the winter, when I can get inside and do a better job, but I wanted a quick fix for now to get the boat back out on the water.

I recently acquired a 1972 Sunfish that seems structually sound but needs cosmetic work. In removing the halyard cleat to clean it, one screw broke off in the hole. I'm guessing there's a backing plate on the other side of the deck, so it would seem that my easist fix is to move the cleat...