They will be glued down with Epoxy after a rub down and a cleanup with acetone. I'm not too worried by the tricky adhesion of Epoxy to teak: I've glued similar strips in the past with positive results. I think what helps is the low thickness of the strips (6mm) that limits the amount of wood that would work with temperature and moisture change.
I expected the strips to be harder to get hold of. I've purchased 60 linear meters of 35 mm wide strips : they should just about suffice however I fear another visit at the wood shop may be required to finish off the whole deck.
I've fitted today the first strip all around the deck. The first one is probably the most fiddly to fit as it has to be placed flush with the gunwhale and there's no possibility to use a screws at the outer edge (the gunwhale end) as the holes will remain forever visible. It was a matter therefore to dig out all the clamps in my possession and use them to grab hold of the task!
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