diff --git a/Distribution/Restock/GameData/ReStock/Plugins/Restock.dll b/Distribution/Restock/GameData/ReStock/Plugins/Restock.dll
index 74a4d823..8f43cb39 100644
Binary files a/Distribution/Restock/GameData/ReStock/Plugins/Restock.dll and b/Distribution/Restock/GameData/ReStock/Plugins/Restock.dll differ
diff --git a/Source/Restock/ModuleRestockLaunchClamp.cs b/Source/Restock/ModuleRestockLaunchClamp.cs
index cc0b0cef..38d9cc53 100644
--- a/Source/Restock/ModuleRestockLaunchClamp.cs
+++ b/Source/Restock/ModuleRestockLaunchClamp.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Reflection;
 using UnityEngine;
 
 namespace Restock
@@ -9,156 +7,88 @@ namespace Restock
     {
         [KSPField] public string trf_towerGirder_name = "";
         [KSPField] public string trf_towerYoke_name = "";
-        
+
         [KSPField] public Transform towerPivot;
         [KSPField] public Transform towerYoke;
         [KSPField] public Transform towerAnchor;
         [KSPField] public Transform towerGirder;
         [KSPField] public Transform towerStretch;
+        [KSPField] public int maxSegments = 100;
         
-        [KSPField] public Mesh girderSegmentMesh;
-        [KSPField] public Mesh girderMesh;
-        
-        private List<Vector3> _girderVerts;
-        private List<Vector2> _girderUVs;
-        private List<Vector3> _girderNormals;
-        private List<Vector4> _girderTangents;
-        private List<Color32> _girderColors;
-        private List<int> _girderTris;
-        private int _girderSegments;
-        
-        private bool _girderHasTangents = false;
-        private bool _girderHasColors = false;
-        private int _girderVertCount;
-        private int _girderTriCount;
-
         private bool _flightUpdate = false;
+        private Material _girderMaterial;
+        private Mesh _girderMesh;
+
+        private int _girderSegments;
+        private Matrix4x4[] _girderMatrices;
 
         public override void OnLoad(ConfigNode node)
         {
-            Debug.Log("OnLoad Called");
-            
             towerPivot = base.part.FindModelTransform(trf_towerPivot_name);
             towerYoke = base.part.FindModelTransform(trf_towerYoke_name);
             towerAnchor = base.part.FindModelTransform(trf_anchor_name);
             towerGirder = base.part.FindModelTransform(trf_towerGirder_name);
             towerStretch = base.part.FindModelTransform(trf_towerStretch_name);
-            
-            girderMesh = towerGirder.GetComponent<MeshFilter>().mesh;
-            girderSegmentMesh = Instantiate<Mesh>(girderMesh);
-            
+
             base.OnLoad(node);
         }
 
         public override void OnStart(StartState state)
         {
+            base.OnStart(state);
 
-            Debug.Log("OnStart Called");
-            Debug.Log(girderSegmentMesh == null);
-            girderMesh = towerGirder.GetComponent<MeshFilter>().mesh;
-            
-            _girderVertCount = girderSegmentMesh.vertexCount;
-            _girderTriCount = girderSegmentMesh.triangles.Length;
+            var girderRenderer = towerGirder.GetComponent<MeshRenderer>();
+            _girderMaterial = girderRenderer.material;
+            _girderMesh = towerGirder.GetComponent<MeshFilter>().mesh;
+
+            girderRenderer.enabled = false; // we'll render manually from now on
             
-            _girderVerts = new List<Vector3>(girderSegmentMesh.vertices);
-            _girderUVs = new List<Vector2>(girderSegmentMesh.uv);
-            _girderNormals = new List<Vector3>(girderSegmentMesh.normals);
-            if (girderSegmentMesh.tangents.Length > 0)
-            {
-                _girderHasTangents = true;
-                _girderTangents = new List<Vector4>(girderSegmentMesh.tangents);
-            }
-            if (girderSegmentMesh.colors32.Length > 0)
+            _girderSegments = 0;
+            _girderMatrices = new Matrix4x4[maxSegments];
+
+            _girderMaterial.enableInstancing = true;
+            if (!_girderMaterial.enableInstancing)
             {
-                _girderHasColors = true;
-                _girderColors = new List<Color32>(girderSegmentMesh.colors32);
+                this.LogError("Could not enable instancing! Aborting");
+                _girderSegments = -1;
+                return;
             }
-            _girderTris = new List<int>(girderSegmentMesh.triangles);
-            _girderSegments = 1;
-            
-            base.OnStart(state);
-            
-            UpdateClamp();
         }
-        
+
         public void LateUpdate()
         {
+            
+            if (_girderSegments < 0) return;
+
             if (!HighLogic.LoadedSceneIsEditor)
             {
                 if (_flightUpdate) return;
                 else _flightUpdate = true;
             }
-            
-            UpdateClamp();
-        }
-        
-        public void UpdateClamp()
-        {
-            var height = base.height;
-            var initialHeight = base.initialHeight;
-            
-            towerAnchor.position = towerStretch.position - (towerStretch.up * height);
-            
-            var vec1 = Vector3.down;
-            var vec2 = towerAnchor.localPosition - towerYoke.localPosition ;
-            towerYoke.localRotation = Quaternion.FromToRotation(vec1, vec2);
 
-            var segments = Mathf.CeilToInt(height / initialHeight);
-            if (segments != _girderSegments)
-            {
-                UpdateGirder(segments);
-            }
-        }
+            var height1 = HighLogic.LoadedSceneIsEditor ? towerStretch.position.y : base.height;
+            var initialHeight1 = base.initialHeight;
 
-        private void UpdateGirder(int length)
-        {
-            if (length > _girderSegments)
-            {
-                for (int i = _girderSegments; i < length; i++)
-                {
-                    var offset = Vector3.down * base.initialHeight * i;
-                    var indexOffset = _girderVertCount * i;
-                    for (int v = 0; v < _girderVertCount; v++)
-                    {
-                        _girderVerts.Add(girderSegmentMesh.vertices[v] + offset);
-                    }
-                    _girderNormals.AddRange(girderSegmentMesh.normals);
-                    _girderUVs.AddRange(girderSegmentMesh.uv);
-                    
-                    if (_girderHasTangents) _girderTangents.AddRange(girderSegmentMesh.tangents);
-                    if (_girderHasColors) _girderColors.AddRange(girderSegmentMesh.colors32);
-
-                    for (int t = 0; t < _girderTriCount; t++)
-                    {
-                        _girderTris.Add(girderSegmentMesh.triangles[t] + indexOffset);
-                    }
-                }
+            towerAnchor.position = towerStretch.position - (towerStretch.up * height1);
 
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                var startIndex = length * _girderVertCount;
-                var count = (_girderSegments - length) * _girderVertCount;
-                _girderVerts.RemoveRange(startIndex, count);
-                _girderNormals.RemoveRange(startIndex, count);
-                _girderUVs.RemoveRange(startIndex, count);
-                if (_girderHasTangents) _girderTangents.RemoveRange(startIndex, count);
-                if (_girderHasColors) _girderColors.RemoveRange(startIndex, count);
-                
-                _girderTris.RemoveRange(length * _girderTriCount, (_girderSegments - length) * _girderTriCount);
-            }
+            var vec1 = Vector3.down;
+            var vec2 = towerAnchor.localPosition - towerYoke.localPosition;
+            towerYoke.localRotation = Quaternion.FromToRotation(vec1, vec2);
             
-            girderMesh.Clear();
+            _girderSegments = Mathf.CeilToInt(height1 / base.initialHeight);
+            _girderSegments = Math.Min(_girderSegments, maxSegments);
+            _girderSegments = Math.Max(_girderSegments, 0);
             
-            girderMesh.SetVertices(_girderVerts);
-            girderMesh.SetNormals(_girderNormals);
-            girderMesh.SetUVs(0, _girderUVs);
-            if (_girderHasTangents) girderMesh.SetTangents(_girderTangents);
-            if (_girderHasColors) girderMesh.SetColors(_girderColors);
-            girderMesh.SetTriangles(_girderTris, 0);
+            var matrix = towerGirder.localToWorldMatrix;
+            var offset = Matrix4x4.Translate(matrix.MultiplyVector(Vector3.down * base.initialHeight));
             
-            girderMesh.RecalculateBounds();
-            _girderSegments = length;
+            for (int i = 0; i < _girderSegments; i++)
+            {
+                _girderMatrices[i] = matrix;
+                matrix *= offset;
+            }
+
+            Graphics.DrawMeshInstanced(_girderMesh, 0, _girderMaterial, _girderMatrices, _girderSegments, part.mpb);
         }
     }
 }
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