CootShooter
New Member
I don't think the boatbuckle should be enclosed within a sewn loop like that. The strap should go through the guide slots and the metal bar that is currently inside your sewn loop is where the hook would attach.
So the way it should work is you would hold on to the end with the flat hook and put the strap around the tree. Then feed the end without the hook through the guide slots of the boatbuckle (in and then back through in the opposite direction - see video) and attach the hook to the buckle. Now you would be able to take up all the slack by pulling the free end until the whole strap cinches to the tree. Then you would cam the buckle over to really take out the rest of the slack and lock it place.
Check out this video for how to attach the buckle (I started it right where the buckle is attached... you could start the video a bit sooner if you wish)