i am currently building a night heron hybrid that has a similar combing apron/strip situation.

i simply wood glued the butted joint from cedar to the combing apron...and that easily held the apron in place securely until i glassed the deck. 

becuase the apron and the strips are different thicknesses, i aligned the top (deckside) of the strip with the top of the apron.  so it's on the inside/underside of this junction there is a little step down from the thicker strips to the thinner apron.  to address this step,  i put a small woodflour  fillet to smooth the transition from the cedar to the apron so it could be glassed without a gap.

i hope my explanation helps.

h

h,

Thank you, perfect explaination, along the lines I was thinking. I was going to do the bead of epoxy (really a fillet like you explained) on the underside at the junction. I haven't been gluing the strips to the combing apron, so I'll tack it in place on the top side.

I also realized the top side of the deck needs to be flush, deck strips to the apron, so I can see where that fillet on the underside would really help with the glassing.

Thanks again,

Brian 

In a post a few months back I explained how I formed a "bead" on the apron and then cut "coves" on the strips to get them to lock to one another.

That earlier post had a few links to pictures that will help understand the description

"https://www.clcboats.com/forum/clcforum/thread/46892.html

Mike

  Mike

Thank you for sharing this, it is a little late for me but your way looks to be a very good solution. If, or rather when, I tackle my second kayak I'll use your technique. 

Thank you,

Brian