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

I'm a dremel addict ... would have put small grinding bit in and elongated the slots ... then feeling guilty I would have used a fender washer to spread contact area. A hack saw would have been too crude ... but hey.

on 526 the slot was maxed out perhaps a touch short, but we did nothing.

If I remember correctly that base beam is not solid ... guessing 3/4+ in. fiberglass with embedded SS plate. since the screws were SS. I think you actually can get your hand under it or at least look at it with a small mirror from the access plate in front of the head.

In Natural High, you can not get under the step from the access plate. I thought that would be the case, but it is solid to the hull.

roger, roger ... have fished wires and drilled drain holes without a mirror ... who knows what I felt. duh.