My son has an old but well kept 1980 laser. In a regatta the foward end of the hiking strap and main sheet pad eye stripped out of the deck. We tried repairing by remounting a little off center but this repair failed as well. It was a windy regatta. It now appears that the only true fix is to thru bolt the strap and pad eye. This obviously entails installing an inspection port. Does anyone have any tips for the port installation ie: size, placement and do I have to install a port on each side of the centerboard trunk to bolt each side of the padeye since it appears there is no clearance to reach around the back of the trunk and the front of the cockpit?