: ... you could also buy a regular plastic deck plate and cover it with strips.
: It would be a lot simpler than what I did. You would put a spacer between
: the deck and the female side to make the cover sit flush. I would probably
: use a waterproof construction adhesive for the PVC/wood bond.

I have used the polyurathane construction tubes for some wood floor patch,goood stuff. There is info on the West Epoxy site about bonding plastics with epoxy, they use flame treatment to prep the plastic. It is worth a look.
Don