If your pole looks anything like Keith's then it is glass. It's possible the construction used epoxy in in the glass pole. When I did this on my TheMightyHobie18 I used a alum. pole. A friend offered a glass one but it was much heavier. Maybe Keith could give us a idea how much his glass pole weights. I would think the carbon pole would be much lighter. The only thing I would do different than Keith's pole is to put the lashing a few inches farther foward than the tack block. I had my alum. pole set up that way. With the block set back from the tip some of the up load is transfered to the lashing at the bridles.

Are you trying to get this together for Miami-Key Largo?

Mike