Hi Alex, Check out this backing plate for a Catalina 22 bow eye: https://www.catalinadirect.com/shop-by-boat/capri-22/hull-deck/forward/plast... Don Casey’s Complete Illustrated Sailboat Maintenance Manual is a useful reference for the type of repair you are doing. I would probably do it from the outside, but grind away a lot of fiberglass, and the rebuild it, so there's no extra bulk/bulge when done. Sincerely, Tyler ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Conley" <conley.alex@gmail.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 5:43:20 PM Subject: M_Boats: M15 bow repair Hello all, The attached pdf gives a good overview of the crack in the bow of my M15 and my repair thoughts (I prepared it to send to one of the West System tech advisors). Any input and advice any of you have would be most welcome- I'm a newbie to fiberglass repair and I'm looking forward to getting this fixed so I too can get the boat in the water! A secondary question- I'm actually starting to wonder if I should repair from inside. If I do open up the hull liner, is it worth adding a bow eye bolted through the stem? Has anyone retrofitted one and what would be the best way to install it? For those boats with one from the factory, how is it reinforced on the inside of the stem? Hope others are enjoying the sailing season! Alex Conley conley.alex@gmail.com