How far apart do you recommend putting these screws/pegs so that the deck makes good contact all along for the epoxy?

It might look neat if you built a mahogany plywood kayak and used ash pegs and flush deck fittings for contrast...

Dean

> 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.