Taping the inside of a kayak hull has always struck me as more trouble than it's worth,IMHO, if not completely wrong-headed. A Sheer clamp, say 1x1 or perhaps a bit less, the length of the hull, either inside the hull or outside, to glue and screw the deck onto from the outside makes for a more relaxed project and is probably strong enough if not stronger. Just a suggestion.

: That was the intent, but right at the end it's pretty hard to get one side
: without getting some googe on the opposite. I'd hate to tear the whole
: deck off, the only problem is in the last foot of the ends, on one side.
: I'll see what I can do to clean it off tonight. If I can get a rasp in
: there, then put new tape over the foot or so, that would work.