I have an inspection port near the mounting points but can't reach over to where the screws go in.
I will look again with a mirror and light, but I don't think I can get at the mounting point inside the hull.
Where is your port? The usual port spot is back by the stern. It just isnt very far from there to the eyestraps. If something is in the way it should just be foam that you can cut and gouge out of the way. If your port is somewhere else, you really have two choices. Put in a port so you can access the straps, or replace the gorilla glue with something suitable for marine purposes, and I would suggest marine tex. If you do the latter, I have no idea what the force is on those straps is . I would not go sailing with a marine tex repair, but it may well work, and it would certainly be a lot better than gorilla glue.I will look again with a mirror and light, but I don't think I can get at the mounting point inside the hull.
How many lbs of force should those brackets hold? Any guesses?
That's not necessarily a crazy idea. Both the Minifish and Force 5 used remarkably simple solutions - they had small holes drilled through the gunwales just outside where the Sunfish eye straps would be. The holes on both were sanded very smooth so there's no abrasion, and the bridle fastened by just an overhand knot under the gunwale lip. Of course both those boats had molded edges instead of aluminum trim, put that solution could work in a pinch. I'd use abrasive-resistant line like Spectra or something for the travellor,that is difficult to cut even with a knife.It wouldn't be race-legal, but has anyone tried attaching the bridle to the gunwale?
Remember, just a constant pull on the brackets is far less tension than a flying gybe due to Dynamic stress.looks like some solid foam, so for now I am not cutting into it.
I pulled as hard as I could on each mounting bracket, couldn't get it to begin to budge. We'll see what happens on the water.