: Early in the week I purchased stainless steel screws for
: attaching the rub rail at the bow and stern. The rub rail is to be epoxy
: glued but the bend resistance at the bow almost dictates using screws. The
: manual mentions that this is being done by some and some elect not to use
: the screws. I feel that I need to use them to ensure tight bond at the
: bow. I removed the right rub rail and mixed 1.5 ounce of epoxy with
: cabosil. I pasted the glue on and attached the rub rail. I used about 20
: clamps on this side. Then I went to the bow and used two stainless steel
: screws with washers to attach the bow. It looks ok. In case it looked bad
: during finishing I can remove them.

I don't know how it goes with stainless steel screws, but I used bronze screws to hold something being epoxied and I forgot to remove them before it sets totally and they are now part of the frame on my kayak. Maybe the stainless will break loose, but I had to drill the heads off the bronze screws and fill over them. Only two or three in the entire boat. But, if you take them out after the epoxy has partially set, say 24 hrs., they will come out easily.

Rehd