"Matt Colie" wrote in message
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Get a paint pen or a good marker and put a stripe all the way along the
inner part that line up wit the pin. This is so you know where the pine
is when you are trying to lock it - Just line up the line you made with
the pin and pull or pust to the nearest hole.

You will be hard pressed to change the length with the pole in place, but
again, a couple of marks on the inner part will let you set the length you
like on the first try.


I understand the procedure that you suggest, however, I am still left with
the question of how to you pull the inside tube out while pressing the
buttons on the other end. That is a ~10 ft reach. What I have been doing,
this far, is hook the outboard end onto a deck fitting, press the buttons
and pull, until the pins are past the "stow-lock" position. Once released
from the "stow-lock" position, I can work from the outboard end of the pole
and rotate the inside tube so that the pins don't engage any of the holes in
between.

As a new pole, I can also allow the inside tube slide of it's own weight by
dipping the pole at about 20 degrees, however, I doubt this will work after
a couple seasons of exposure to use and elements.

Thanks,

Steve
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