Scared of the Carpet (Boat carpet that is)

[Henner]

Ok stringers, foam, floor all replaced and glassed ready for carpet. I am scared to death i am going to screw this part up, and it's the part everyone will see and notice. I have never installed carpet and just wanting to know if anyone has any tips or advice on the easiest way (if there is one). Or should i just pay to have someone do it? I am ordering 20oz marine carpet, havn't decided on which adhesive to use yet.

Thanks in advance,

[James]

What boat are you putting carpet in. I just did carpet in mine and I just measured everything and cut it out a couple inches bigger and then trimmed it once it was in the boat.

[Henner]

90 Supra Comp, and i will not be doing the carpet under the bow. From the front seat to gas tank.

[James]

What I did was get a 6ft roll and cut in half and ran one on one side of the boat and the other half on the other. Then just pieced the other sections together.
http://i1251.photobucket.com/albums/hh556/jamespjackson95/1B5902E2-C654-42F8-B640-7ABB385C57BE.jpg (http://s1251.photobucket.com/user/jamespjackson95/media/1B5902E2-C654-42F8-B640-7ABB385C57BE.jpg.html)
http://i1251.photobucket.com/albums/hh556/jamespjackson95/null_zpsb206f346.jpg (http://s1251.photobucket.com/user/jamespjackson95/media/null_zpsb206f346.jpg.html)

[Henner]

yeah i thought about that but i didnt want the seam in the center up front.

[James]

My seam is about 2 inches apart and I have it glued and real tight. You could never even tell. In that picture that isn't my seam that was just the piece of carpet I was gonna use sitting there. It turned out real good I just don't have a picture on my phone.

[James]

Actually I found one
http://i1251.photobucket.com/albums/hh556/jamespjackson95/A89B33D9-4730-4F72-A47D-A3FFFFA57BE4.jpg (http://s1251.photobucket.com/user/jamespjackson95/media/A89B33D9-4730-4F72-A47D-A3FFFFA57BE4.jpg.html)
That piece of floor in the middle is removable and my cooler is in the smaller rectangle in the floor.

[jasun]

not sure if you split the hull or not. but here is mine with the hull split

http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad38/jasunderland/boat%20rebuild/null_zps6ddb3849.jpg (http://s919.photobucket.com/user/jasunderland/media/boat%20rebuild/null_zps6ddb3849.jpg.html)