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[QUOTE]Nomadmusky - 11/1/2018  7:50 AM

First make sure to clean everything off first if you do it yourself.  I might even run a new coat of epoxy on to give a good clean surface.

Second: buy more carpet than you think you need, my brother does carpeting and helped me with the project; (read, I stood around and watched in awe as he did the work). I never thought of this but rather than just think how can I "tetris" this thing out of the carpet I have.  He made sure the "nap" always ran in the same direction for all the pieces we applied.

Third:  Have the proper carpet tools:  Good glue, good knives, good carpet rollers, good stretchers

Fourth: Dry fit first, let the glue set up first, have good ventilation

If you follow those rules you can do it yourself.

Let me know if you have any questions.[/QUOTE]

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Posted 11/1/2018 7:50 AM (#922265 - in reply to #922096)
Subject: Re: Boat needs new carpet who does it?

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I redid mine this past summer. I'm not in the business of doing it, nor would I volunteer, but I can give you some advice. https://muskie.outdoorsfirst.com/board/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=12...

First make sure to clean everything off first if you do it yourself. I might even run a new coat of epoxy on to give a good clean surface.

Second: buy more carpet than you think you need, my brother does carpeting and helped me with the project; (read, I stood around and watched in awe as he did the work). I never thought of this but rather than just think how can I "tetris" this thing out of the carpet I have. He made sure the "nap" always ran in the same direction for all the pieces we applied.

Third: Have the proper carpet tools: Good glue, good knives, good carpet rollers, good stretchers

Fourth: Dry fit first, let the glue set up first, have good ventilation

If you follow those rules you can do it yourself.

Let me know if you have any questions.