U-bolts vs pad-eyes for cockpit tether points?

[JohnV]

Your response is unorthodox, benz, but makes sense. You should see the comments in the Sailnet list on the same topic. As Stumble observed on another post, people--myself included, I guess--read in a book somewhere that there's a way to do something, and it becomes the only way.
I have an aversion to cheap Chinese gear, but if I want to hook on where there's no convenient deck hardware, you've given support to my u-bolt plan.
Thanks for your reply.
John V.