Hi All;

My surfboard building buddy stopped by the house this morning to check out my kayak progress. He showed me a surfboard he was building and when I saw the "fin" mount I couldn't help but feel it might have value for kayaks. The attached pic shows a center fin mounted in a plastic box that was glassed into the board. The long slot will accomodate the many different shapes/sizes of fins available, and will allow for positioning the fin fore/aft as necessary. The fin he has currently installed also snaps into a rear mount, but that isn't necessary with other types of fins I believe.

Seems like snapping off a fin while cavorting in the rocks would be a simple matter of clipping on the spare. Plus, the fore-aft adjustment and various fin shapes available would allow for experimentation with handling. These are off-the-shelf items, and I think they're pretty cheap - I can't find my surf supply catalog at the moment - Also, notice the 5-fin arrangement the surfboard crowd has evolved over the years - - All snap-in.

Best Regards, Spidey