: Chip

: Your boat looks mighty fine by using the staple-less construction.

: By using a shear clamp is it possible to attach the deck to the hull without
: installing glass tape along the inside? I have been thinking of trying it
: on my Sea Spirit. I was thinking I would install a shear clamp after I
: scrape and glass the inside of the hull. Right now, I'm gathering the
: courage to lift off the glassed deck from the hull.

You can probably get away with no inner seam tape if you have a shear clamp. It may not be "best practice" but it should be sufficient in most situations. If you've used a sheer clamp in your stitch and glue boats and it has been sufficient, there is no reason why it shouldn't work equally as well on a stripper. Make sure you have very well sealed the wood of the sheer clamp as it will not have the glass to protect it.