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Flagpole: Equipment

The document provides instructions for building a 56-foot flagpole using three 5-meter spars lashed together with additional spars and ropes to create a rigid structure. It lists the necessary equipment including spars, lashing lines, ropes, a pulley, and pegs. The method involves creating interlocking tripods with figure-of-eight lashings at each joint to assemble the spars, attaching a pulley at the top for the halyard, and using guy ropes anchored with pegs to raise and secure the pole.

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Flagpole: Equipment

The document provides instructions for building a 56-foot flagpole using three 5-meter spars lashed together with additional spars and ropes to create a rigid structure. It lists the necessary equipment including spars, lashing lines, ropes, a pulley, and pegs. The method involves creating interlocking tripods with figure-of-eight lashings at each joint to assemble the spars, attaching a pulley at the top for the halyard, and using guy ropes anchored with pegs to raise and secure the pole.

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Flagpole

The design for this giant flagpole was sent to us by Rex Hendricksen of the 29 th Cardiff Scout Group.
They built it at a County competition some years ago and achieved a height of 56ft.

Equipment:
- 3 x 5m (16ft) spars
- 3 x 5m (16ft) light spars
- 4 lashing lengths
- 4 light lines
- 4 long ropes for guys
- 4 large pegs
- single pulley with appropriate light cord or halyard approx 30m (100ft) long

Method
This flagpole is created by using a series of
interlocking tripods with the 3 x 5m spars
together at the bottom of the flagpole. At
each join, put in a second tripod (figure of
eight) lashing. This gives the structure
greater rigidity than using sheer lashings and
prevents the spars twisting.
Attach the pulley to the top, light spar and
thread the halyard through.
Attach the guys to the flagpole.
Raise the pole and peg out the guys.

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