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THE ELEMENTS TOGETHER FIRST, THEN ATTACH THEM TO THE BOOM IN SEQUENCE.  I
CHOSE TO BUILD AND ATTACH EACH ELEMENT IN TURN, STARTING FROM ONE END AFTER
PLACING THE BOOM IN THE TILTPLATE WHERE THE DIAGRAM SHOWED THE MAST SHOULD
GO.  ITS EASIER TO ADJUST THE BOOM WITHOUT ELEMENTS ON IT, AS OPPOSED TO
AFTER ALL THE ELEMENTS ARE BOLTED ON.  ALL THE HARDWARE AND U BOLTS ARE
QUALITY STAINLESS STEEL.  A TUBE OF OINTMENT USED TO PREVENT GALLING OF THE
BOLTS IS INCLUDED.  THE PLASTIC STANDOFFS FOR THOSE ELEMENTS THAT HAVE
MULTIPLE TUBES HANGING FROM THE LONGEST IN A GROUP ARE VERY HIGH QUALITY,
CAREFULLY MACHINED PLASTIC.  ALL THE ELEMENTS ARE CAREFULLY DRILLED AND
DEBURRED FOR THE BOLTS SEE FIGURE 8.  THEY DO USE AN INTERESTING TECHNIQUE
TO BOLT THE TELESCOPING ELEMENTS TOGETHER.  THE HOLE ON THE INNER TUBE IS
DRILLED TO FIT THE SIZE BOLT REQUIRED AT THAT LOCATION.  HOWEVER, THE OUTER
TUBE HAS TWO DIFFERENT SIZED HOLES, ALLOWING THE HEAD OF THE BOLT TO FIT
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