> I'll soon be installing the deck on my CLC Chesapeake 17. Per the CLC
> intructions they have you nail the deck down to the sheer clamps so that
> the epoxy can cure. The epoxy is really holding the hull to deck joint
> together, not the nails.

> Has anyone had experience they wish to share doing this without nails or
> screws? Like using duct tape, packing tape, straps, etc.? I'm interested
> in getting it on there without nails simply for the clean look I believe
> it would give me.

> Thanks in advance, -Roger Donahe

> I have always used fiberglas packing tape ( filament tape ). Just use lots of it and band it right around the hull. Be carefull that the deck overhang is minimal or block underneath the overhang to avoid splitting the deck. Best of luck - Jim Reid