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Hendog,

Went back to the original post, reread it, and wanted to make sure that I fully understood the problem.

Are you adding 72" to 96" to the existing 86" or are you raising an existing 72" to a new 96"?

If you are trying to accomplish the latter, then I see you only need 24" of additional height.

What is actually at 72"? The top of the mast or the upper dipole? Is the entire mast 86" long or is that the height of the upper dipole?

Can the dipoles be moved closer to the top of the mast? Looks like you could gain about 6" or so if that is possible.

Can the mast be moved higher in the beam mount? Can't see how much of the mast is below the beam clamp in your photo, but it may be possible to obtain some more length that way.