J/30 Class Association Forums J/30 Forum The Boat, Sails and Equipment Keel Step Bolts

those are machine screws ... in 505 we had to replace them, in 526 the originals were Ok. Impact driver to break free worked on both boats. must be some kind of a plate buried under the fiberglass that was drilled and tapped. Pretty sure it was bigger than a 10/24 and pretty sure they would have used a 24 there.