Time to recarpet

[Wild Bill]

I'm going to recarpet my 37c. She fishes a lot. Any suggestions as to pile type and backing? I need something easy to clean and durable.

 

[Boatsb]

Comercial grade with lots of scotcguard. Short a spossible pile and tight weave to leave less space for dirt to hide.

 

[Wild Bill]

I was considering a burber pile ,but was advised against it. Not sure why. I think they said that when a strand pulls up, it runs the length of the carpet.
Didn't sound like what I wanted to happen.

 

[Boatsb]

Burber is not real durable. FYI I was in vegas when they recarpeted the casino. Talk about heavy traffic. It was 5+ years old. Thats the carpet to find.

 

[(Nobody You Know)]

Though I have a DCMY type, we recarpeted last year. I wish now that I had had the carpet - a berber - hemmed around the entire edge so we could have used snaps to secure it ILO indoor nail strips. Would be nice to simply unsnap it to fully expose the engine hatches.

Good luck!

Capt'n Bill
"The most important things in life aren't things."

 

[whaler23]

Check out the carpet tiles at your nearest Home Depot or Lowes. Did my 36C salon last year and it has been great. No gluing, stapling, tacking, etc... When you want access down below only take up those tiles that you need. The tile is integrated with the pad. When you put them back down you scrape the edges with your hand until the seams disappear, a couple of swipes at most, or vaccum them out. The best side benefit is the amazing sound insulation I picked up after it was installed. I installed it myself in about three hours as you start in the middle and trim the pieces around the edges. A couple of spares stored in the garage make for quick changes when needed.

 

[67hat34c]

go to quality carpet distributor and get a remnant, commercial grade. have it cut to fit and bound. I did this and have enough carpet let to do the job again.

 

[newinlet]

When I bought my 37 it had green carpet and a snap over canvas in the salon
I changed the carpet to blue and since I do not fish the boat I did not make a matching protective canvas . A snap in canvas would protect whatever type carpet you chose

 

[the kuz]

Bill, look for a carpet that has white synthetic backing instead of the normal brown, woven "burlap" looking stuff. It is more flexible, can be cut on the bias, and best of all doesn't un-ravel much at the edges. You can actually get by without edge bindings. If you don't have a lot of hatches in the area, you can just staple down (monel) a good solid foam pad, and push the edges of the carpet under the raised quarter round at the walls/bulkheads, etc. A few monel staples near the edges will keep the carpet from moving, since that synthetic backing doesn't slip around on the foam pading. Our solution to dirt/wear (we fish too) is to use area rugs/runners on top of the carpet. Looks nice and that whole set up provides excellent sound proofing. We had hatches on the 36C to fool with in the salon, so it wasn't quite that easy. But with a 5'x7' area rug over the hatches, we did not have to bind those edges either, although we did use a lot of 1/2" staples on the hatch edges. Stainmaster is a good thing. Ours has been done for 18 months and still looks great (a little shot of "Resolve" carpet cleaner removes most stains) Regards, Bob K

 

[Trojan]

I have the carpet squares in my past boat. It will start to show the seams in about 2 years or so. They worked great for the first 2 years. I would not use them again. I also have them in one of my homes. They do ware well, but show the seams over time. If you have a spill just pick up the tile and wash it. They are still being used in the old boat by the new owner.



BILL

 

[hattitude]

I second the rugs/runners on top of the carpet. i redid an 36' boat several years ago, had arpet left over that I cut as runners then had it bound and rubber backed (to avoid slipping). When I sold the boat, I removed the runners and the carpet looked like new!

 

[Captain Scott]

Hello Bill,
Forget the carpet as it hold moisture and whatever else folks
track in while fishing. You should look for some nylon decking material.
It comes in rolls at whatever length you would need and is very attractive,
(has the look of planked wood deck.) and is very easy to keep clean and dry.
It also is textured so people get good traction and won't slip on it on rough days.I had this on a previous charter boat and is the best thing I believe for the job.
Best Regards, Scott

 

[Wild Bill]

Thanks to all for some great info. I now have more ideas than I had hoped for. I can assure you, I will take a serious look at each and every one. Thanks again.
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