| Are you in the process of replacing the carpet on | | | | to flatten. Once the new carpet is ready to install, |
| your used pontoon boat? If so here are a few | | | | to back half the carpet and glue the new carpet |
| helpful tips for doing the work yourself. One | | | | and the floor of boat. I recommend using marine |
| customer recently asked me, he was thinking of | | | | grade contact cement spray. It allows you would |
| replacing his pontoon carpet with indoor/outdoor | | | | a couple of minutes to maneuver the carpet into |
| carpet tiles and whether or not could they be | | | | place working out any lumps in the carpet. I |
| used on boats? | | | | prefer to glue at a temperature higher than 50 |
| I informed him I would not recommend using the | | | | degrees and make sure you use a good new |
| carpet tiles as they will come up on the corners | | | | hook knife or carpet knife. |
| after time from the sun and water. I always | | | | Now proceed into doing the same steps with the |
| recommend using one solid piece of indoor | | | | remaining section of pontoon boat floor and |
| -outdoor carpet or marine grade carpeting. | | | | carpet. You may want to have another person |
| Remove all the pontoon boat furniture including | | | | help you with the installation as a second set of |
| steering console and floor trim until you are down | | | | hands is not a bad thing. Now is a good time to |
| to the plywood. Now you can remove any of the | | | | go for lunch as you need to allow the carpet to |
| carpet that maybe stuck to the plywood as well | | | | settle a bit before next step. |
| as any of the old adhesive that was left behind. | | | | Next step is to cut off any overhanging sections |
| You may need to do little sanding to you get | | | | of the carpet and install floor trim. Now you can |
| down to a fresh clean surface. Now is a good | | | | reinstall your pontoon boat furniture and steering |
| time to inspect any plywood that may need | | | | console. Installing pontoon boat carpeting is really |
| repaired or replaced. | | | | not big project to do yourself, especially if you |
| Next step is to roll out the new carpet on the | | | | enlist some help. |
| pontoon boat and allow some time to allow carpet | | | | |