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Old 12-07-2008
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Bene...First...the base was a fixed attachment to the bottom of the mast. The attachments on the mast (and pushpit) were sliders so we pushed or pulled the mast just a little bit before we snugged each one down tightly so that there could be no "rattling around on the pole when the wind piped up. Hard to explain and I don't have any closeups but hope you get the gist of it. I think you will find that any pole will need to be braced to something higher up rather than purely self standing. Definitely through bolt the base plate to a backing plate.
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