Ken,
I use eqmod with great success with sgpro. I am happy to document what I do and will try to answer questions. The first things that come to mind.
A) Don’t use any pointing model at all. Let plate solve manage the whole alignment process.
B) Set side of pier to physical.
C) Do not enable meridian flip in the eqmod software. Let sgpro manage the process.
D) Set the meridian flip at 2 degrees past meridian.
E) Set the mount meridian software limits at greater than 2 degrees.
F) Set the epoch in the mount as J2000
G) Alignment/sync user interface set to “dialog based”.
Regards
Scott