: 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

Dave,

I agree with Ben - you should be fine. When you cut in the hatch openings, check for gaps between the shear clamp and deck. If there are any, get in there with some sandpaper, and then fill the gap with more thickened epoxy. The wood flour/epoxy mix is plenty strong.

Sam