How To Mount a GoPro HERO on a Laser: GoPro Mounting Tips & Tricks

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How To Mount a GoPro HD or 960 HERO on the bow of a laser using a tripod mount for a really secure mount. I have used this mounting system in some really bad weather and there has not been the slightest movement of the camera

How to mount a GoPro on the bow of a Laser Sail Boat and get great shots like these!

You will need 5 things

1) A GoPro Camera. I think that this is kind of obvious but it is worth pointing out
2) A GoPro tripod mount
3) A ¼" - 20 bolt that you cut the head off so that the bolt is ¾" long. I used a dremel with a cutting wheel but a hack saw will work too.
4) A wing nut that will fit on the bolt
5) The bow eye off your laser with a ¼" hole drilled in the center

The ¼" -20 bolt cut to ¾"

The bow eye of a Laser with a ¼" hole drilled in

Thread the cut off bolt in the Tripod Mount. Next hold the wing nut under the hole in the bow eye. Then put the Tripod Mount and cut off bolt through the hole and spin tight.

Line up the tripod mount so that it is facing straight back

Just mount the GoPro and you are good to go!

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[kevinOlip]

could you please please please put up a legit way to mount a surf hero2 on a bodyboard it would be greatly appreciated

[kylemartn101]

@kevinOlip

Sounds like a challenge. I have some questions for you that will help me get a better idea of what you are looking for

The way that I am thinking of doing it I think will use a tripod mount. Would that be OK?

I take it that you are looking for something more that sticking on one of the surf mounts?

Is it OK to put a hole in boogie board?

And anything else that might help me get a better idea of what you need.

-Kyle

[kylemartn101]

@kevinOlip I should also say that I have had success mounting my GoPro on a skim board using a suction cup mount. A bit unrelated but something to think about.

-Kyle

[Gabriel6117]

could i use the go pro surf mount ? Please reply! :)

[kylemartn101]

@Gabriel6117 My worry with the surf mount is that because of the uneven nonskid at the bow it would not stick that well. As with any mount over water make sure that you tie your camera on. If you don’t know how to do this look up my video "Must See GoPro Tips & Tricks: Adding A Securing Loop". Hope this helps

-Kyle

[kylemartn101]

@Gabriel6117 I would think that you could use the surf mount however I cannot say that I have seen it done. The only other way that I have seen a GoPro mounted is using a flat adhesive mount just behind the bow eye. This works because there is a line up the middle of the boat the is flat and free of nonskid.

[t045t2346]

i watched this video in hopes of seeing a laser cannon

[KidQuiksilver]

Wat did u use to edit?

[kopskup]

so u didn't think that not all knows that LASER is a surfing board ? so u could have written it to the title ? maybe ?

[lekkerdinghy]

Great sollution, gonna try this for my Splash :)

[kylemartn101]

@kylemartn101 that link will not work. just search for "Must See GoPro Tips & Tricks: Adding A Securing Loop" or look for it on my channel