Stay Sail Outhaul Block (Hoyt Jib Boom Leak)

WIth the recent hurricane affecting Norfolk, my 2000 IP 350 had water coming in the chain locker through the Hoyt boom connection.  Upon closer inspection, I believe the water was coming in through the eye bolt hole.  The eyebolt is so lose that it created a bigger hole.  It looked like it was just screwed on the deck with no backing.
Any suggestions on replacing this eyebolt?  I was thinking of removing it, cleaning up the hole and epoxying it, add epoxy and silica filler, and re-drilling it, but instead of an eyebolt, replace it with a U block with backing.  Any advice is appreciated.