A boom like this was a basic tool for the building of Opus 40. Fite would move it to the area he was working on, and use it to lift and place huge stones. He left this boom in place for cleaning the pool, and also for fun. You could climb the ladder, pull the boom over with a rope, swing out over the pool, and plunge!

The boom today.

 

 

 

The boom used for fun.

Harvey Fite uses the boom for work.