Where can Fasteners be omitted?
Where there is adequate bonding area at the joins between ply panels through filleting or gluing to solid timber structure (eg chinelogs, centreline structure, deck clamp, carlins, bulkhead cleats etc) there is no real necessity for fastenings at all. If the designer understands modern epoxy construction they will have set up all the bonding areas of the structure so that they will be strong enough without fasteners. All my Designs are set up in this way.
