Carpet or No Carpet

Starcraftguy1 · #1 October 21st, 2009, 03:58 PM

Have any of you Bass Tracker guys removed your carpet all together?I have replaced all the wood in my 1995 Bass Tracker pro deep V-17.I have gelcoated all the wood,tops,bottoms and all edges,so I don't have to do this again.I don't think that I will be carpetting it again.All the wood was wet right under the carpet,even here in Arizona.So,wood and carpet don't mix,I think.

browns44 · #2 October 22nd, 2009, 07:56 AM

Hello
I would install carpet due to the fact if you go to sell your tracker you will receive greater value for the boat. Try to keep the tracker as original as you can. Personally I would not want to purchase a boat if it was not equipped with carpet. if you plan on never selling your boat then it would not matter because you are the one fishing on the boat.
browns44

ezmobee · #3 October 22nd, 2009, 09:05 AM

I put carpet in my last restore and hated it. It was always dirty and a pain to clean (drop a big catfish on navy blue carpet one time and you'll see what I mean). In the boat I'm doing now, I intend to still use carpet for the side panels and the bow and stern casting decks but the main deck of the boat I'm going to use Durabak or a similar product.

Starcraftguy1 · #4 October 22nd, 2009, 05:42 PM

Well,this boat will be mine for the rest of it's life,then my son's probably.We'll see how it does withouth the carpet for a while.

MudSkunk · #5 October 22nd, 2009, 09:56 PM

the new trackers least my 2009 pro guide doesnt have carpet it has a sprayed on plastic type floor sorta like a truck bed liner. it also has drains tot he bilge for washing the deck easily.

GeoHawk · #6 October 23rd, 2009, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by MudSkunk

the new trackers least my 2009 pro guide doesnt have carpet it has a sprayed on plastic type floor sorta like a truck bed liner. it also has drains tot he bilge for washing the deck easily.

Same here. The raised platforms up front and in the back are still carpeted, but the rest of the floor is a type of vinyl or something. Soooo much easier to clean up than the carpet that was in my old Pro Crappie.

MudSkunk · #7 October 27th, 2009, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by GeoHawk

Same here. The raised platforms up front and in the back are still carpeted, but the rest of the floor is a type of vinyl or something. Soooo much easier to clean up than the carpet that was in my old Pro Crappie.

yeah if the carpet ever goes on the upper deck areas im gonna have it spray lined like the main deck.