I want to do something like this with my Revo 16, add something better than the Sidekicks which are good but are Floats to prevent capsizing not AMA for sailing, they work however.
Those AMA look good but the AKA are obviously going to snap in the first good wind and chop you enter. If you go to that website they show them as "Stabilisers" on Canoes and the flimsy AKA would be OK for that but not real sailing.
The Sidekick will snap and float off too if you give it too much and these have a longer moment arm than the Sidekick so don't expect an all-weather boat.
I see they are just sitting on top of the yak too, not mounted yet, the prob is the lack of flat surfaces on a Hobie to attach Tube brackets.
Many years have passed but we still don't have an in-the-water AMA, like the AI, to retrofit to our sailing kayaks.
There are these,
http://finnkayaks.com/index.php?product ... t&Itemid=1 , but the AMA also are too light for real sailing, by that I mean in the Pacific Ocean with a fresh breeze and a good chop on the water, not some placid American lake with light zephyrs.
Spring Creek AMA are sleek and work in the water but again the AKA is too light and the mounting system allows the AMA to swivel as per this video. Once again, Spring Creek AMA are "Stabilisers" for Canoes not Sailing AMA and strong wind and wave would break 'em quick.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRaF5sk_zHkOr a new Aussie product that looks like it would be easy to mount to the existing Sidekick AKA and adjusted to be in the water when the Yak is level, like the AI, however there would be no 3-position option as they would be fixed and cannot rotate. IMO that is a good thing, they are my fav choice ATM.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/400904556772 ... EBIDX%3AITI hope you get you're Revo 16 because it may cost less than custom sails etc and you still don't have a Daggerboard, thos AMA would look cool on a Revo 16 (Mini AI) if you can just make the AKA and the Mounts robust enough to not bend or break.