I suspect the fasteners are the result of the past damage from grounding as well Bill. Whatever is there is covered by a filler of some kind and faired. If I had to guess, I'd say the leading edge was reattached sometime in the past and that those are lag bolts of some kind. Whatever, the repair has held up. t /)) Tom Smith & Jane VanWinkle M15/345--Chukar M17/496--Unnamed Good photos of the rudders. The 1975 rudder. What type of fasteners ( 3 0f them) are those on the foot of the rudder. My 1975 rudder is stating to delaminate at the foot and I propose waterproof glue supplemented with long screws or other fasteners. Would appreciate firsthand advice. Bill K Half Monty M-17 (#55) _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats