Marine Carpeting?

[Pun]

I dont want Lowes carpet. I want real marine carpeting. So, where are the good deals at?

 

[jim dozier]

Re: Marine Carpeting?

Besides here on IBoats you can check at <br />www.bassboatcarpets.com

 

[Realgun]

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Lowes is real marine carpeting it just the less expensive kind.

 

[f_inscreenname]

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From a 20 year carpet installer and a 37 year boater. Realgun is right on. It all comes from the same mill in Georgia. Also like someone said before on a thread like this (do a search you will find lots on this subject) a lot of time the carpet shipped from a Marine supply place is folded instead of rolled. If it is you will spend a month getting the wrinkles out. Also if there is a reason you come up short you can go to Lowe's or Depot and get more. Mail order you will be waiting until it gets to you house.

 

[Pun]

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You guys agree with f_inscreenname? What is the true difference between the marine carpeting and the stuff at lowes? I hear a lot of people saying the lowes stuff is inferior. Why?<br /><br />So, what's the stuff at Lowes/Home Depot called? Outdoor carpeting?

 

[AMD Rules]

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I know the Home Depot in our area (Canada) sell both general outdoor carpeting, and one specific brand of marine carpeting clearly labelled for marine use with rubber backing. Unfortunately I was only able to find it in widths up to 6ft. Typical application in small boat could require more width than that in order to eliminate seams. Might be worth a phone call to your local Lowes or HD to check out what they stock, or can get upon request. Color choice is likely limited, or narrowed down to a choice of one or two popular varieties.

 

[sea wolf]

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I bought some i/o carpeting at Lowe's 'bout 3 years ago. It still looks new, & I was able to match the color. If u use a good quality adhesive, I don't think it matters whether they call it i/o or marine carpet. The only difference I can see is the price. I checked around at various carpet suppliers & inspected the products. Damned if I could tell the diference.

 

[624oldron]

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I bought my marine carpet from Home Depot, but had it fitted by a pro. He took care of the seams etc. Not expensive and looks great.

 

[Pun]

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ok, I got some 14oz indoor outdoor from Menards. it was cheap but has a 5 year outdoor warrantee. It's 100% olefin. A 12' x 16' piece was 85 bucks. What do I need to glue it down? Is there a readily available glue that I can buy or do I need to order some marine stuff?

 

[tengals123]

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carpet contact will work fine.<br /><br />cheers

 

[BassCat73]

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I am in th process of carpeting also. I chose outdoor carpet glue over contact cement. It has worked just fine. The thing about contact cement is that when the back of the carpet touches the cement on the boat it's stuck for good - no repositioning. You have a little wiggle room with outdoor carpet glue. You can get the glue from Menards or Home Depot.

 

[dhatcher]

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there is a #M spray adhesive that works great also

 

[dhatcher]

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its 3M and i am a idiot lol....

The thing with this is that you spray on floor and the back of the carpet, let it dry, spray a "wet coat" and stick them together. The wet coat is so you can move it around a bit, cures in about 1 hour and your good

 

[crunch]

Re: Marine Carpeting?

If you are just going to just tootle around the lake, carpet is fine. If you are going to fish, well, fish have a tendency to bleed, they are also slimly... that gets into your carpet and soon starts to stink.(I should know, I worked Commercial Salmon for a few years, and even with epoxy on walls and floors, scrub, rinse, scrub again, the boats still reeked)

I also don't like the idea of a water retentive covering on my floor so I'll go with a non-skid paintable surface.

 

[Terry Olson]

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Check out www.boatcarpetbuys.com - I found that their price was better than anything available locally. They offer free shipping and my carpet arrived 2 days (!!!) after I ordered it rolled and ready to go.

Personally I've never found fishing so good that I had to worry about copious amounts of blood and fish slime stinking up the carpet in my boats - but I'd sure like to! I don't see it as a problem and it's apparent that most agree with this given the fact that the vast majority of fishing boats are sold with carpet rather than alternative materials.

 

[strizzy]

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I was always under the impression that marine carpeting had some mildew resistant properties with a rubber like backing, while still being a little "plush" compared to in/outdoor carpeting. I was looking at 14oz for mine, but I didnt see the need to not get the 18oz since its what everyone will see and I dont see why to skimp out on something when I was at that point.

 

[Terry Olson]

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There is definitely a difference between marine carpet and indoor - outdoor carpet. Marine carpet has a rubber backing - not padding - just a rubber backing to hold it together, which prevents the carpet glue from pushing thorugh. I think you're right about the mildew resistant features too.

On a previous project I used the cheaper "marine / indoor - outdoor" carpet but it had no backing so the adhesive pushed through in places. I also didn't care for it because it was made of criss-crossing fibers that held fish hooks very well. This isn't a problem with the better marine carpeting.

I used 16 oz on my most recent project and am very pleased with it's appearance. It looks like stock carpet you'll find in most new fishing boats. I would think the heavier the carpet the more difficult it is to work with but I don't know for sure.

One thing you should know before doing your installation is that most carpet has a "grain", meaning that it's directional. If you cover a hatch with the grain of the carpet going in a direction other than that on the surrounding floor it will look as though it doesn't match. You can determine which way the carpet is oriented by running your hand over it. In one direction it will stand the carpet fibers up and in the other it will lay them down. Not a big deal, but it makes for a better appearance if installed facing in the same direction. In my case this didn't require additional material, but it could in some instances.

 

[strizzy]

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On the topic of direction, not that it really matters, but the grain usually goes so that when u run your finger towards the bow, it stands the fibers up.

 

[crunch]

Re: Marine Carpeting?

Personally I've never found fishing so good that I had to worry about copious amounts of blood and fish slime stinking up the carpet in my boats - but I'd sure like to!

I guess it all depends on what you are fishing for 8)