[quote=Dogboy]The spinnaker pole mount for a Hobie 18 is a gooseneck fitting. It gets riveted to the front centerline of the front crossbar. You could mount one of these fittings to your front crossbar as a permanent bracket for your mast stepper and engage the gooseneck fitting on the boom into that fitting when you step the mast and it should work perfectly. I don't think it will matter if the bracket for your gooseneck is mounted to the mast base or the front crossbar - it should work in either location.
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