Provo5
Seaman
- Joined
- Feb 18, 2009
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- 65
Hello,
I bought a 1999 bayliner 1850 3.0 a couple of weeks ago to restore. I have most of the rotten wood out but still need to remove the seating in the bow. My question is about the carpeting that runs up the sides and over the bow seating area. What purpose dose the carpet have? Is it just sound deadening? I plan to install new pleated vinyl on the sides but see no reason to install it over carpet again. The bow seating frame rotted because the factory drilled drain hole at the base then covered them with the carpet. The water that got through went straight to the foam area with no escape. I knew it was water logged just from towing it home.
I bought a 1999 bayliner 1850 3.0 a couple of weeks ago to restore. I have most of the rotten wood out but still need to remove the seating in the bow. My question is about the carpeting that runs up the sides and over the bow seating area. What purpose dose the carpet have? Is it just sound deadening? I plan to install new pleated vinyl on the sides but see no reason to install it over carpet again. The bow seating frame rotted because the factory drilled drain hole at the base then covered them with the carpet. The water that got through went straight to the foam area with no escape. I knew it was water logged just from towing it home.