I would just remove the cleat and screws, fill the crack with thickened epoxy, clamp the sides back together, remove any excess epoxy, wait for the rest of the epoxy to cure, screw the cleat back in and sail away. Going forward, I would always take at least one wrap around the winch before going to the cleat so the winch, not the cleat, bears most of the weight.
On May 29, 2017 at 8:56 PM Tyler Heerwagen via montgomery_boats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
Hi all, Looking for advice. My cleat for my centerboard line ripped out as shown. As you can see it was screwed into a bit of teak and actually broke the fiberglass frame surrounding it. Any experience with this? A better way to secure it? Any advice welcome! Thanks Tyler Heerwagen M-17 Seranita #232