It isn't totally permanent. I hafta pull it down and set it up as I dont have a shed around it. The pier is in the back yard, waiting for a shed to go around it to finish it off. Every thing is marked and locked so I can set up and get going.
I thought that according to some of the literature I have read on this site, minimal drift over 15 mins is good enough to guide for a bout 10 min exposures, or else I read it wrong.
Also, drift seems to be that close that if I think its drifting I adjust it, it drifts in the opposite direction, then I have to bring it back. I will check it, dont worry, just gotta wait till I can actually see the sky.