Solent Stay

[Saltydog]

Hi Brian,
Thanks for your advice I found a mast hound from rigging only which I will use. Now my question is the deck fitting. I plan to remove the mooring bit and place the fitting there but how to tie it to the hull. Is it possible to glass in a pad eye and use a turnbuckle to tie into a double pad eye deck fitting? Or do I need to mount the hull fitting by bolting it through the bow? I hate drilling holes in the hull.

Ed