Dave,
The nails are there only to hold the deck in place till the epoxy sets up.
I used the same method on my CLC WR 164. It worked fine.
Ben

: Well I epoxied the deck on my CLC s&g. It is being held down with strapping
: tape as it dries. Plans called for bronze nails every 4 inches along shear
: clamp. I've read a few posts about not needing them but two things scare
: me.. 1)if the angle I planed on the tops of the shear clamps wasn't
: perfect the mating surface will be less than desirable for a strong bond.
: and 2) I thickened the epoxy with wood flour instead of the prescribed
: cab-o-sil (stronger??) will this weaken the bond any? the strapping tapes
: remain until I am confident that removal won't bring on any strange
: hull-to-shear pannel seperating noises OR I chicken out and add the bronze
: ring nails. any comments will be appreciated. -dave