: As a professional lurker, I think I like the squirting of glue. Actually I
: have built a strip NightHeron and love it. I've also built a lot of
: furniture. I am now going to build a Yost Sea Ranger (wood frame)and will
: glue and screw. Lashing (though they say it won't) seems that it would
: leave "bumps" in the skin.
: I was wondering about the way Tom removes the screw and replaces it with a
: glued dowel, is that necessary? It would seem counter sinking the screw
: and leaving it in would keep sufficient strength.
: Kudzu, the name Kudzu, would seem to imply your in the south, anywhere near
: ATL?
: Tim

I glue (epoxy) mine and just wire tie them until the epoxy sets. No drilling at all. Screws don't hold into edges of the ply real well anyway and tend to act like wedges and drive the plies apart.

Bill H.