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no nails on deck? (s&g)
By:Dave
Date: 1/21/2001, 6:57 pm

Well I epoxied the deck on my CLC s&g. It is being held down with strapping tape as it dries. Plans called for bronze nails every 4 inches along shear clamp. I've read a few posts about not needing them but two things scare me.. 1)if the angle I planed on the tops of the shear clamps wasn't perfect the mating surface will be less than desirable for a strong bond. and 2) I thickened the epoxy with wood flour instead of the prescribed cab-o-sil (stronger??) will this weaken the bond any? the strapping tapes remain until I am confident that removal won't bring on any strange hull-to-shear pannel seperating noises OR I chicken out and add the bronze ring nails. any comments will be appreciated. -dave

Messages In This Thread

no nails on deck? (s&g)
Dave -- 1/21/2001, 6:57 pm
Re: Don't Need No Steenkin' Fastners
George Cushing -- 1/21/2001, 9:43 pm
no nails
Sam McFadden -- 1/21/2001, 9:08 pm
Re: no nails on deck? (s&g)
Ben -- 1/21/2001, 7:20 pm