Thanks a lot guys. I have seen the gimble mounts but as I was the one who fitted the rod holders I am not sure how much faith I have in them to hold much more than a rod!

The Scotty ones I saw also clearly stated that they should only be used to rish from the back of the boat, not the side, so that less stress is put on them. That in itself is not a concern but I think I will have to go for the 60' arm to reach out over the swim step and obviously that will put additional stress on my 'untested' handy work!

Here is a thought that has just occured to when looking at the pictures again. I might be able to use one of those DR rail mounts and squeeze it onto the rail that can be seen on the swim step (first pic)? Might be worth a shot . Anyway, thanks again!