There's no such thing as stupid questions - only stupid boxes

You need to get the right type of fin box fin... A few examples include:
US box (sort of square with one screw that screws in from the bottom - common on wave boards)
Powerbox (wedge shaped, 1 screw from the top - common on freeride/freestyle boards)
Tuttle (wedge shaped, 2 screws from the top - common on slalom)
Deep Tuttle (deep wedge shaped, 2 screws from the top - common on formula/big slalom)
I hope this helps... Pugs