replacing carpet

[kyle169]

wondered if anybody has done it or knows of a good place. and what kind of cost im looking at. been thinking about replacing my carpet for awhile now i think its about time

[clarker2000]

Hey Kyle
I just installed a recessed foot tray in my champion the other day and in the process I had to cut out a 15 X 18 inch piece of carpet and man it was a mother f-er getting it up.  The whole install too about 1 hour but 45 minutes of that was pulling up carpet.  The reason I am telling you this is that I was dead set on recarpeting my whole boat.  Not anymore.  Not gonna happen.  I would think it would take hour and hours and hours to remove that carpet.  I talked with a few guys and they said it was easy.  Not sure what they were talking about.  It may be that tempurature is in the 40 degree area?  Maybe its easier in the summer when the glue heats up?  If you decide you are going to do it yourself google, Capri Marine Carpet in Georgia.   They are the dealer that most top line bass boat makers use, champion, basscat, ranger etc....   
They have great prices and you should be able to get a top notch carpet.  As for places to do the install?   I have no idea but I heard its expensive.  $1200 plus for install.  May be worth it. 

[bass1cpr]

  I've done quite a few carpet jobs I have one waiting for me now a Ranger. It is a lot of work removing the old carpet but the trick is to have a couple of gallons of acitone. It's nice when the old carpet glue has lost it's tack and peels up fairly easy but that's not usually the case. Just ripping and prying it up isn't good because some of the nap is left behind and you have to go back and scrape it using acitone to get the surface smooth. If you soak the carpet with acitone as you go it comes up better and there is less scraping to do.
   Knowing the in's and out's of how to and trim and wrap the lids is the hardest part of making the job look good. There's lots of steps and tricks to learn to make sure everything goes back together smoothly. Hinges and latches how to cut the holes and the holes for the butt seats. Marking all the hinges port and starboard, front and rear on lockers that have two hinges as you take them out will make putting them back together less frustrating. It's a pain when the holes don't match up and you have to take them back off.
   It's worth $1200 and that's a good price to pay someone who has the experience of doing a quality carpet job.

[bassadict69]

Go to the UB home page & look through the articles...there is an awesome write-up on how to replace the carpet in a bass boat.

I would search for it & post a link, but I am pressed for time!

[coldfront]

  I've done quite a few carpet jobs I have one waiting for me now a Ranger. It is a lot of work removing the old carpet but the trick is to have a couple of gallons of acitone. ...   It's worth $1200 and that's a good price to pay someone who has the experience of doing a quality carpet job.

here's a different question:  wonder what the price 'goes to' if you take a boat that has had the carpeting removed?  This way, I can save 'them' the time/head ache...and take advantage of their expertise to do the really tricky stuff of getting lids and stuff done...

any ideas?

[bass1cpr]

   Time and materials. How good of a job they do removing the old carpet will result in less time to reinstall. Plus having all the hardware marked properly I hate straightening up someone else's mess. $1200.00 is on the low end of a carpet job.