An adjustable swivel base assembly and track for swivel mounting fishing boat
downrigger or planar board masts, including a planar mounting base plate, a pair
of stationary riser supports on the base plate, and a planar bottom bearing plate
stationarily supported on the upper ends of the supports. Vertically spaced planar
bottom and top bearings are stationarily affixed to the bearing plate and a planar
swivel top plate is supported on and sandwiched slidably between the bearings,
and is adapted to carry and swivel the mast load. An indexable locking system selectively
locks the swivel plate in any one of a plurality of angularly spaced positions.
A track is mounted on a fishing boat and has side edge flanges with mutually facing
in-turned lips that overlap opposite side edges of the base plate when slidably
and releasably mounted in the track.