Adding wakeboard fins to a skim board. Tips needed

Hi There:

I did a search with no luck so am hoping to get some advice here. I kitesurf in flat water and waves and kitesurf on a standard skimboard often. However, in the waves it gets a bit tricky and am thinking about the difficulties of adding fins to a skimboard.

There is a kite specific skim board, with fins, ( see link below) but it is $400.

http://jupiterkiteboarding.com/store/ds_product_info.php?cPath=36_47_91&products_id=719

I got a nice looking skim with a lot of nose rocker from costco for $45 and am wondering how I can add wakeboard fins to the back of it. Is it as simple as drilling holes? Or do i need to be worried it will start to take on water and try and line the holes with something? Unfortunately I do not know what type of core is inside. I have attached some pics of the skim and the fins. Any advice appreciated.

Thanks roland

PS the plastic is still on the skim as I may return it to costco

manta bodyboards used to make little skegs like those to stick on the rails of your bodyboard. I can’t seems to find them anymore

with this kind of question it often relevant to know how your garage is empty or relatively well stocked, have you worked with fiberglass/resin before

or whether you consider yourself ‘all thumbs’ with relatively little exp. with garage DIY antics.

i think someone made some metal paipo fins that could probably be used on a skimboard

I have no experience with fibre glass and other such things. Of course I have done a bit of the old fill in a ding with that ding repair stuff.

However, after taking my mini-mal to get a professional repair (a fin box) and seeing the fin placement off by a 1/4 inch I thought maybe I should have a crack at it myself. I understand the guy was only getting 60 odd bones out of it and cant be a perfectionist but still with a bit of focus who knows.

But at least the fin is in there to stay and my surfing being how it is I can’t tell any difference.

Getting back to the skim does has anyone seen what is inside one?

I doubt that any regulars in here are any kind of expert on skimboards.

for the money I’d say go ahead and drill, or since in my estimation

all skimboards are probably wood or plastic, you can glass em’ on, or equivalently drill!

Skimboarding is typically a high risk, little reward type of beach endeavor.

Neck breaking!

Consequently , the exp. in here tends to be thin.

Thanks Otis. For $43 i can not really go wrong either way.

Roland