I borrowed a bunch of straps from an outfitter friend and wrapped the hull at roughly six inch intervals while the epoxy set. No penetrating fasteners, and so far the bond has been fine.

> CLC uses brass nails to install the decks on some of their kayaks. An
> alternative is to insert a drywall screw through a small block of wood.
> Screw the deck down until the glue, that holds down the deck, dries.
> remove the screws and replace with small wooden dowels. It makes for a
> nice looking deck. I've done this on other boats where I needed screws to
> draw pieces together for gluing but then was stuck with the screw hole.