With the deck drying, I started looking at the combing.

Here I also deviated from the plans, but for 'artistic' reasons.  I picked up a really nice piece of 3/4" ash from The Wood Source and shaped it into a nice curvy combing.
Unlike larger kayaks, the front of the opening is square (to allow the paddler easier access).  A high front piece should keep the cockpit dry.

The decks were ready to fit.  Some thickened epoxy on the railings and breast hooks will secure it to the hull.

Some weights and a few clamps, along with the ratchet ties held everything together until the epoxy dries.

The deck is now tacked in place.  The edges need to be filled with thickened epoxy so a tight seal is made.

As with the hull, a bit of masking tape keeps everything neat.  I needed very little sanding once this step was done.

This step was probably unnecessary, as its a child's boat, but I had enough cloth left over.  Besides, adding a layer of cloth to the deck will keep the stained wood from getting damaged.

I wetted out with epoxy and used a plastic spackle spatula to remove the excess epoxy.

By cutting the cloth long and using some tape along the edge, I was able to get a nice line.  The drips were also kept from the rest of the hull.

I let the epoxy set up, but not harden completely.  Then with a very sharp chisel, I trimmed off the excess cloth.

I gotta say, this was an easy way to clean up the cloth and the result was a nice, neat line.

A couple more coats of unthickened epoxy, each overlapping the joint line by an inch or so, filled in the weave.

Notice that I left the cloth across the cockpit.  This was to keep any wayward drips from the inside finish. 

I trimmed this off once the final epoxy dried.

Then - lots of sanding, more sanding and yet more sanding.

I dry fit the combing.  There is a slight curve to the deck and the opening so the clamps were used to hold everything flush. 

There is a slight curve to the deck and the opening.  The clamps weren't quite enough to hold the curve, but a 2x4 helped hold things in shape.

In preparation for gluing the combing, I taped off the deck and covered the bottom with wax paper.

Notice the clamps standing by, I'll need as many as I can get my hands on for the next step.

Time to glue the combing with thickened epoxy.

Yup, every clamp I own.  I even stood up a few pipe clamps add extra pressure.  Any gap would show so a tight fit was required.

Taking the tape off left a clean joint.

Remove the clamps and more sanding.  Staring to look pretty good if I do say so myself.

The plans don't include a seat, but I figured that leaning against the combing would be pretty uncomfortable. 

I also wanted to keep the boat's profile, so I came up with a folding seat using a bit of left over ash and a warped piece of scrap plywood.

The clamps let me test that the mechanism works before I glue it together.

Things are getting pretty close to complete now.  I glued in the seat along with the hatch plates.