Patent ID: 7264524
Filing Date: 2007-09-04
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
1. An adjustable fin system for a watercraft having a hull, said system including at least: a fin having a base; a foot coupled to said base, said foot having a first portion extending from said base and a second portion extending from said first portion, the second portion being spaced apart from said base such that a fin box receiving area is defined between the second portion of the foot and the base; a fin box mountable in the hull of said watercraft, said fin box having a top wall, a bottom wall generally opposite the top wall, and side walls intermediate the top and bottom walls, the walls defining a cavity for receiving said foot, said cavity having an opening on a first surface of the top wall of said fin box through which said foot is inserted; and a manually operable detent mechanism for releasably holding said fin in a plurality of different positions relative to said fin box; wherein said opening and said base are relatively dimensioned so that when said foot is received in said cavity and when said fin is in any of the plurality of different positions, said base substantially covers said opening and at least a portion of the top wall is positioned between the base and second portion of the foot within the fin box receiving area.