"zeno" wrote in message ...
I notice that the local rental yard has a boom lift (Genie), I could just
throw a little more $ at this project and be up 40' hoisting and guiding
this already assembled mast into place (providing a hinge at the base
mount).

Now you're talkin', Bill! ;-) Just don't expect that lift to have much
work left in it when it's mostly extended, especially with two men in the
basket.

Just a note on high winds effect on light gear: It might save you some
repairs to add a very light guy wire in the general direction that summer
thnderstorms throw line squalls at you. Add that as near to the antenna
itself as possible. After seeing one or two storms a summer shake some
elements pretty hard, I noticed that our 50-60mph line squalls _always_ blew
in the same direction (within 10 degrees every time). Adding one single
(high) guy wire fixed that problem, as it stopped the whip-sawing action
that a good blow will do to any light gear, no matter how well it's mast is
guyed.

73's

Jack
Virginia Beach VA