Check out the tiller connector Bunducks has.Looks like the same type I use on my laser.Has any one else tried this on thier hobie 16
http://gallery.sailmelbourne.com.au/smgallery/album68/H16_D_Bundock_1
You may have to zoom in to notice the tiller connector is different from a standard one

It looks like the same one I had on my yacht before I got a Hobie. They are pretty good. Better than I have on my Hobie at present. I bought mine from Whitworths in Sydney for about AU$15 several years ago. I think it is a Ronstan fitting. Try this link: http://www.ronstan.com/catalogue/p077.pdf
Best of luck.