Whoa
Hello,
Are we talking about putting the tack of the drifter aft of the jibstay? Do you know how many ways this could go very wrong? How about a grommet, perhaps with a thimble seized in, just forward of the cranse iron? You could always lash it lightly aft so it couldn't fall off forward. Sometimes you'll see boats where the jibstay has been moved aft, to the tack hole, leaving an empty hole ahead of it suited to this job. But this too often makes for bad geometry, relative to the bobstay, so be wary.
Fair leads,
Brion Toss
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