Hi Jeff,

By 'Bow Tangs' I assume you mean the chainplates for the forestay bridle?

The chainplates are usually mounted on the forward side of a bulkhead in this location, and bolted through the bulkhead (the chainplate is usually on the side closest to the front tip of the hulls).

There must be a bulkhead of some description in this location, as the angled chainplates would be bolted into something other than just the hull ply. I do not think it would be a good idea to try and mount it to the inside of the hull, there is a lot of force on the chainplates with the rig up and even with re-inforcement, it would most likely break through the ply without much effort.

I currently have the deck off my mosquito, and have replaced both of the bulkheads in this location. If you want to see how the chainplates are mounted, I can take some photos?

If you REALLY wanted to change this, you would need to cut the deck above the bulkhead, find a way to mount the chainplates so that the protrude to hull in the correct spot (unless it is in the right spot), cut a hole in the bull, mount the chainplates, fix the hole in the deck you made and then seal the hole around the chainplates after you have painted. Whilst it can be done, its a lot of work to fix something that still works.

I may be completely wrong about this (im learning as I go), so might be worth waiting till someone with more experience comments.

Regards,
Andrew