Not sure about the technical name, but.....

[C YENSEN]

thought about that, but when i went to loosen the first nut from bow eye it broke off, so i went ahead and took the rest off and am in the process of buying 1/4" steel and making a new piece this weekend. after i took off the steel piece i noticed the fiberglass has cracked along one side right where it flattens out is this going to be a problem ???

should i put some epoxy or something like liquid nails in the gap to strengthen it up?? i know liquid nails is probably not good to use. Any suggestions? ???