boom vang

Hey Now, I rigged my sunfish for the first time this morning — just in time for the wind to die out. I followed a how-to video showing the rigging of a mast with a cleat on its side, but my boat only has a deck cleat, so the procedure for tying my vang had to differ. Eventually, I managed to...

i am trying to help someone get an older boat rigged with a vang but there is no hardware on the mast to attach it to. on my precision 15 it looks like an eye strap is screwed into the slot. should i do the same on this guy's boat? if so how? i was thinking self-tapping stainless screws. there...