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    Bunks with plastic on top

    Thanks for the roofing nails tip. Are the roofing nails used for your Karavan trailer stainless steel or hot dipped galvanized? In fresh or salt water?
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    I checked out that sailrite website. Their stainless steel staples are 21 gauge, which are light duty. 20-22 gauge: Light duty 18-19 gauge: Medium duty 15-17 gauge: Heavy duty But maybe 21 gauge stainless steel staples are fine to hold carpets on bunks in marine applications. I donno...
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    I'll personally visit HD and Lowes and ask for 2x6x8' untreated and see what happens. Thanks.
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    My boat is a self-built plywood, fiberglassed on the outside of the hull and painted. Galvanized trailer. Thanks.
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    My boat is a self-built plywood, fiberglassed on the outside of the hull and painted. I'll personally visit HD and Lowes and ask for 2x6x8' untreated and see what happens. No Menards or Fleet Farm stores in our area. Thanks.
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    Bunks with plastic on top

    Oh, oh. Hit some snags. SNAG-1: Per online search, 2x6x8' untreated lumber is not available at Home Depot or Lowes in my area. So it looks like I will have to use pressure treated lumber. SNAG-2: Learned that monel staples should not be used in pressure treated lumber. So looks like monel...
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    Staples 1/2" apart? Sounds like I should staple the carpet at least 1" apart.
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    Wow, 1500 staples, that's a lot of staples. I've seen that staples can come in 1000 per box and I thought that was excessive. Per my quick calculation just now, for one 8 foot bunk, with staples 2" apart, 96 staples are needed to staple the two sides and maybe 16 staples for both ends. That...
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    Will do the staples 2" apart and pine boards unpainted. Thanks.
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    Thanks for sharing. I have a hand T50 stapler so your experience of using a hand stapler and further seating the staples with a hammer is very helpful. I read that monel staples are best for salt water, which is what our trailer will be going into.
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    Bunks with plastic on top

    Thanks for your additional info.
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    Are the pine 2x4's bare or painted? How long are the staples you used to secure the carpet to the sides of the 2x4's? How far apart? Fresh or salt water? Thanks for helping me not reinvent the wheel.
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    Unfortunately, no cypress lumber in Hawaii at HomeDepot or Lowes per online search. I never saw cypress lumber at any Ace hardware store ever either.
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    After more research, some customer reviews said the bunk sliders damaged the bottom of their boat. Guess that comes from "sliding" the boat on the plastic pads. Also guess the boat might have more tendency to want to slide off the bunks on turns. So I decided to carpet the 2x4x8' bunks...
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    Forgot to mention that trailer will be going into salt water.
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    Thank you for that valuable tip.
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    Have been Googling. Hoping that folks who used plastic bunk pads will chime in with brand and model they used. Thanks.
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    No aluminum on the trailer and the boat is wood with the outside of the hull fiberglassed and painted. Trailer is made out of galvanized steel. Will use stainless steel bolts or lag screws as appropriate. Thanks!
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    One vote for not painting or sealing the wood. Thanks!
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