I’ve shaped a few surfboards and wave ski’s and want to shape a kneeboard, but I have a question about fin placement and angles. I’m looking at shaping a 5’8" fish, about 24" wide for gutless waves. How far forward from the tail would the thrusters go (tri fin set-up)? Or perhaps a better way of asking the question is where do the side fins go in relation to the kneeling surfer - under the feet, the toes, the ankles, or the shins? Basically, I’ve never even seen a kneeboard other than on the net, so I’m having a go at this totally blind. Toe-in about the same as it would be on a surfboard? Thanks. Email me at CA
Are you Corran A. ‘The Kayaker’? If so, greatings from your old snowboard pal in Seattle.
Yup, thats me 
You mean from Nitro? Corran
Yes, from the land of the Scorpion. Just ran across an old photo that you sent us. Hope all is well with you. I have a few kneeboards in the basement and will email you my two cents. Also, you might try posting on ksusa.org. There are some new trains of thought in the kneeboard fin department. -Shane
I thought so… I’m still a carve head 
Riding a 195cm proto he he. Thanks… what I’m interested in is, if you take the length of the board, then what % from the tail is the distance to the centre of the side fin. So if the board is 6 ft, and the fins are 2 foot from the tail, then they are at 33%… Corran http://www.2imagine.net/blogger2003/surf2.html
Fin placement depends on who you talk to and whether they like the Aussie style riding ( more hip action/forward leaning into turns using fins set way up forward) or California style with body leaning, weight back on tail turns with fins set pretty much at thruster or quad measurements. Look at Dave Parkes website for Aussie style and Romanosky for California style.
Hey Corran, I worked with Neil Luke down Phiilip Island, Australia. He and his boards, and the other kneelos he made boards for, ripped. Try Island surfboards, I think they have a website. You may be able to find out something. Good luck.