Bayliner 1950 Capri Classic - Carpet replacement

[Avedis]

Hello folks,

Looking to replace the (likely original) carpet in a 2001 Bayliner 1950 Capri Classic. I have been researching and debating between carpet again, non-skid paint, or stick on vinyl, and which may be the easiest to get done due to personal issues.

There is a spot or two where the carpet was worn through from traffic so much that it is through the carpet and the fiberglass and there is bare plywood the size of a sauce plate (not soft, just literally worn down to the plywood). The owner before me (the original or 2nd) garage kept it, and I've had it covered for the years I've had it.

One question is what should I do to the bare wood spots before I do whatever the carpet replacement will be? The sealants/rosins/epoxy etc. research I've tried to do has been confusing as it seems it depends almost independently on both what is being sealed (bare wood) VS what is going over the sealant (possibly carpet glue/rosin/paint/or vinyl stick-ons), and it seems like an easy thing to do very wrong.

Due to time/resources/health issues and what the general public may want if I sell it in the next couple years, I think I'm narrowing down to finding a decent 16-20oz carpet to put down with DAP Weldwood All Weather Outdoor Carpet Adhesive, or Roberts 6700 after pulling up the old carpet, and sealing the bare wood spots...and it looks like this stuff may be perfect for for the worn areas: TotalBoat Penetrating Epoxy?

I read through a lot of old posts but, any feedback or experiences with these things would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Chris1956]

If the plywood deck is dry and sound, a layer of medium F/G cloth or mat and some polyester resin is all that is required to rehabilitate the deck. A lot of boat builders used a chop gun to spray a thin layer of chopped strands of cloth and resin onto the deck. This works for a while, but can wear off.

You can use any indoor-outdoor carpet. Home Despot has some on hand and usually allows special orders for other kinds/colors. The latex mastic is fine to use, provided it is allowed to cure in a dry place. If the boat has a chance to get wet before the mastic sets, use the oil based stuff.

 

[Pmt133]

I'm actually carpeting my resto as I speak and have been using the roberts 6700 per other's on here and my own research... mainly its accessible and works good enough. I bought the marine carpet from a retailer, 20 Oz and it's a bit thinner than the original 4winns material by a hair, nothing noticable. The 24 Oz would be too thick and isn't available in the correct color and pile type.

My factory carpet was done with contact cement that had disintegrated about 2 years ago. (Made removal easy) the 6700 is stupid easy to work with and has little to no smell... kind of reminds me of regular old Elmer's glue which is a nice change from months of laying up poly.

My deck underneath is 1 layup of 1708 with 2 layers of tabbing and a continuous layer of CSM over top of that... should outlast me.

I agree with Chris, no need to reinvent the wheel with epoxy, so long as the wood is dry, poly is more than adequate and is the construction of the rest of the deck.

Gelcoat and snap in or foam or vinyl is nice but not the look I was going for. For a DIY type it isn't terribly expensive to do. Regardless of what you do you need to fix the bare spots. Then it's a little more or less work from there depending.

 

[Avedis]

Appreciate the feedback. The recent carpet references are helpful too...I'll look at the HD that is close by as well as online. I'm also glad the Roberts 6700 seems to work well as it seems readily available and as cheap as anything else.

One question on glassing instead of using the TotalBoat Penetrating Epoxy, the spots aren't big (I'll try to get pictures up soon but dealing with health issues) so the material cost is not huge, and I was leaning towards the epoxy as easier and simpler but at least as effective...am I missing something (as someone who hasn't dealt with fiberglass like this)?

 

[briangcc]

If you're set on covering it again with carpetting then epoxy is fine.

IF you think you're going down to fiberglass though and use a stick on OR custom made snap in carpetting, then I might be one to say use poly resin instead so you can gelcoat it to match what is already there.

Your call as to how deep you want to go.

 

[Avedis]

If you're set on covering it again with carpetting then epoxy is fine.

IF you think you're going down to fiberglass though and use a stick on OR custom made snap in carpetting, then I might be one to say use poly resin instead so you can gelcoat it to match what is already there.

Your call as to how deep you want to go.

Thanks...I don't know how many years I'll have it, and I feel like decent carpet would appeal to the general public, more than some of the alternative flooring options (given what it would take effort wise for me to do some of those things vs. carpet).

Unfortunately I think I've spent more time on regular maintenance than using it the last couple years. I always feel silly replacing things based on time but with a fraction of the hours and still looking new.