On the subject of mast steps. I am a TOTAL newbie, and since I am up in the soon-to-be-frigid north I am not going to get much sailing in on my Hobie 16 for some time. I just bought a used boat in aged but undamaged shape. It needs some (a LOT) of cosmetic work. BUT there is one thing totally puzzling me.

The bottom of the mast is an oval shape. The mast step (on top of the dolphin striker) is a smaller round shape. It SOUNDS as though I need at least a teflon ball to go in that socket, but I do not see any method for fastening the mast to the step. I DO see the pin on the step, but no corresponding holes on the mast. Do I have the right mast? It appears in all other ways to be the H16 mast, but I HAVE sailed plenty of boats and usually I can figure out how the heck to put the mast together. What am I missing?