Kneeboard Accessories

Match the part to your board

Kneeboard accessories are mostly about keeping the board you have on the water for another season, with the occasional upgrade thrown in. Three things wear or break: straps, tow hooks and side bars. Straps. Modern kneeboards mostly take a 3-inch strap — KD’s Single Lock Strap fits the majority, and the Extension Strap adds length for larger riders. Older boards use a thinner strap; if you’re not sure what yours takes, measure the existing one or bring the board in. Tow hooks. Most plastic and beginner-intermediate fibreglass kneeboards have a tow-hook insert moulded in. The hook lets you sit upright on the board between sets and tow yourself behind without crouching forward. We stock Hydroslide, KD and Raptor tow hooks — they’re not all interchangeable. The Mag Hook is our house design. Side bars. Used on some fibreglass boards as handholds during starts. OBrien side bars and KD footman loops are the common spares. Other. Hydroslide retractable fins for boards built to take them — useful on older Hydroslides where the original fin has been worn down. If the board itself is the issue rather than the hardware, the newer KD and OBrien kneeboards are a notable step up in pop and durability — see the kneeboards collection. Most accessory damage is from impact (rocks, banks, hard landings) and isn’t covered under warranty.