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

neither needed to drill and retap. but there is a decent amount of room in the adjusting slots of the step if you had to.

but once the step is off ... good to have a brush to clean the area.

We noticed improvement upwind on both boats subsequently. and it is only effective way to get to the OD max forestay length.