RAILBLAZA Action Camera Mount Kit Pro R-Lock with GoPro Adapter

RAILBLAZA built the Action Camera Mount Kit Pro for boaters who want the camera right where the action is, not bolted to a rail three feet away pointing at nothing. It's a five-joint articulating arm with the R-Lock quick-connect base on one end and a 1/4-20 thread plus a GoPro-style tripod adapter on the other. So whatever camera you're running, it'll mount up.

The arm measures 6.8 inches long and 1.4 inches in diameter. That's enough reach to clear a T-top tube or a gunwale lip and swing the camera out over the water for a clean shot. Five joints mean you can dial in almost any angle. Point it down at the cockpit for a fight-cam view, kick it low for a water-level fish shot, or aim it back at the helm. Once you've set the angle, the joints lock down and hold it.

We like this one on kayaks and small skiffs. The R-Lock base drops into a compatible RAILBLAZA StarPort, so you can move the whole camera rig from the bow to the stern in seconds without tools. On a center console it clears most T-top tubing and gives you a solid overhead angle. Just know that on 22 to 25 foot boats the 1.4 inch arm can bump into a bimini frame depending on where you mount it, so plan your base location before you drill.

The body is UV-stabilized fiberglass-reinforced plastic in black. It's made to live outside in salt and sun. Owners who've run these for a year and a half say the black holds its color and doesn't chalk out the way cheap plastic does. It flexes a little more in direct summer sun, which is normal for the material and doesn't change how it holds a camera.

Here's the honest part. If you run a planing hull hard, above 25 knots or so, the joints can work loose over a long day of pounding. It's an easy fix. A dab of threadlocker on the joint hardware, or a zip tie as a backup, keeps everything put. The included GoPro-style tripod adapter is plastic, so if you're pulling the camera off and on every trip, swap in a metal 1/4-20 bolt to save the threads. These aren't dealbreakers. They're just the kind of thing worth knowing before you rig it up.

Because the business end has both a 1/4-20 thread insert and the GoPro-style two-prong adapter, it fits just about any action cam or compact camera out there. Running a low-light action cam for night trips or the dawn bite? It mounts the same as anything else. The 1/4-20 insert also opens the mount up to standard camera accessories, so you're not locked into one style of hardware.

The R-Lock base is what makes this more than just an arm. It's a lever-lock connector, so the camera clicks into a StarPort base and locks positively, then releases with a flick when you want to bring the camera inside or move it to another spot. No knobs to thread, no small parts to drop overboard. And if you already run RAILBLAZA bases on your boat for rod holders or lights, this drops straight into the same footprint. That shared base setup keeps your deck clean and gives you one less thing to fuss with when you're rigging up for a trip.

What's it not for? Really small tiller boats where you're already tight on space. With all five joints angled, the effective reach shortens, and on a cramped tiller setup the arm can get in the way. For most kayaks, skiffs, bay boats, and center consoles, though, this is a clean, flexible way to get your action cam pointed exactly where you want it.