using a 3 16 u2033 drill bit both holes 17 and 18 are drilled on center line of the 2 u2033 width of the strap 1 and may be drilled from either side of the strap hole 17 is drilled nearest the cam lock buckle 4 spaced 2 u215c u2033 on center as measured from the point that the strap 1 wraps around the inside radius of the steel connector bar 6 of the cam lock buckle 4 hole 18 is then drilled 2 u00bc u2033 on center from hole 17 with the holes now drilled the dock cleat 2 can be bolted to the strap 1 on the side of the strap opposite of the side on which the strap was overlapped 7 the exploded view of fig5 shows contoured nylon washers 19 that match the footprints of the dock cleat 2 should be placed between the feet of the dock cleat 2 and the strap 1 with the flat side of the contoured nylon washers 19 facing the feet of the dock cleat 2 next is the insertion of the two u00bc u2033 u00d7 20 u00d7 2 u00bc u2033 bolts 20 through the mounting holes 21 on top of the dock cleat 2 and through the contoured nylon washers 19 and strap 1 two u215c u2033 u00d7 1 u00bd u2033 washers 22 that have been bent to conform to the approximate radius of a dock piling are then installed over the threaded end on the bolts 20 to provide a hard surface for two locking washers 23 to contact and to provide a support surface to spread stress over a broad surface of.