Thank you thank you thank you! You are the first one I’ve stumbled across that actually tells people to lay everything out the same direction. Looks like you do great work. Coming from someone that has done auto and marine carpet and upholstery for 17+ years, I have a suggestion on some glue you can try that would streamline the process so much more. I use weldwood contact adhesive as well, but I use the landau top and trim spray grade adhesive, in my experience it is much better than a brush on glue because you can spray it and after about a minute stick it down without so much of a mess, plus it allows for a much more even coverage. It is a little bit pricier but you can spray it out of a standard gravity fed paint gun. Also, I know this will be a controversial topic, but you honestly do not need to strip every ounce of old glue off. The way I see it, if after a sharp scraper and a brush goes over it and smooths it out and there is still some left, than that glue is not coming off any time soon, and it will not affect how the carpet adhesive sticks to a lid or floor. Just my two cents, I know a lot of people will hate on it, but I always try and help out with advice when I can.
Thanks! This showed me everything I did wrong laying carpet in my boat. I feel much better knowing how I screwed up just about every part of the process. 🤔
I have a pro craft 180 combo that I bought carpet for about 10 yrs ago. I'm intimidated every time I look at it. After watching this video maybe now I can start on it. Thanks for making Video for us.
Just got my first bass tracker. 18 Ft Pro Team Tracker. And of course it needed the decks and carpet all redone. Thanks for the tips and tricks buddy. I was a little puzzled by how I was going to do the deck lids and channels around those lids. But you made it look easy man and I can do just about anything so should be easy enough. Great tutorial man. Thanks so much for the great video and your ability to explain things. Cheers brother now go hit the water and enjoy.
I would like to move two batteries up front by my trolling motor and would like to cut in a compartment for each on both sides of my pedestal seat. Where can I get the prefabricated hinged compartments. Yes I might as well re-carpet the rest of boat while I’m at it. Thanks in advance.
I've seen you apply marine carpet to aluminum, wood and fiberglass... my bass boat raised platforms are thick black plastic... what type (detail name of product adhesive) used to stick 20oz marine carpet to plastic platform. Your help would be greatly appreciated 😁
Nice man! exceptional work. I'm going a re-carpet on my dad's boat and your video is what i was looking for. I've never done a carpet install or anything like that on a boat. Thank you for this.
you ever try 3m super 90 ,,,,i’ve had excellent results with that ...one of the larger cruiser boat factory’s is close to me and they have used 3m 90 for all of their boats forever
WOW! lots of great info. I am going to do a 1992 Basstracker Pro 17. almost the same boat as you have here. Only one question, how did you screw the wooden decks down and not have the screw heads showing?
Anthony, Have you ever glued rug or marine vinyl flooring to PVC sheeting. I used 3/4" PVC for my boat floor. Now I need to glue on flooring . What do you recommend for this application.
Great video on the techniques you use. The contact cement you’re using is labeled as water resistant, so I contact DAP. Their rep indicates that DAP does not have a recommended contact cement for marine applications. They referred me to 3M. Please confirm the product is OK.
I as well as other shops I know of use the Dap and have had great success. I can attest of a few boats I used it on 3 years plus ago w no issues. If I were running a turn key carpet shop I'd use a specialty cement from a manufacturer like 3m and order it by the barrel. I'm still using the Dap as of now.
Hey guy, I hope you are still beating your demons. Its been awhile since Ive been on your channel. Broke my back in 2 places along with a shattered pelvis, lots of surgeries. Glad to see you are building boats for folks now. Hope your family is doing good buddy, kids growing up fast, strong and healthy. I might be able to get back out on the water in 6 months...I hope. Enjoy life my friend, it can be cut short in a instant. Tight lines.
I have this exact boat and I just got my carpet from Amazon yesterday. I have contact cement and an exterior carpet. I replaced the floor with a sheet of aluminum and put a skin of aluminum over the plywood on the deck. I am adding some lighting and will build out the deck. Wish me luck! This video has been instrumental in my rebuilding my boat. Many years with my kids…..thanks
Hey I have the same boat and I am carpeting it. I ran into an issue when I used the same context cement that you do. The carpet is not sticking well is there anything that you could recommend I have already tried putting wood blocks to secure it better, but it still comes undone. Thanks
Anthony I have to say that I was thoroughly impressed with your carpet video as well as the complete rebuild video of this bass tracker. Your attention to detail is above and beyond! I started a couple days ago with a 1997 bass tracker Tournament TX 17 that I've had for several years now, planning on a quick job of replacing carpet and not worrying alot about how well it turned out. Your videos have inspired me immensely. I can't begin to thank you enough for the time and information you put into what is obviously a huge passion of yours. I will know doubt be revisiting your videos. I am doing some before pictures and hopefully some after pictures. Would love to share with you. Again the work you do is amazing! God Blessed you with real talent!
Perfect timing for me on this, thanks for the detailed video. I watched this after carpeting my first 2 panels of a 16’ tracker so many to go. I was paying attention to laying out the carpet all north-south off the roll into the boat front back but didn’t pay attention to if I flipped a piece to south north...figured the grain was the same but your “50 shades of grey “ comments made me check and no doubt, even keeping the grain in line but flipping to south north is super visible so thanks again. I got lucky my 2 were ok but I had one ready to start that wasn’t! PS regarding the contact cement. If you want to speed up application on a good sized project I might suggest DAP Weldwood Landau top sprayable version over the red can original. You can spray it from a cheap $20 harbor freight gun. Goes on way faster, more evenly and has quicker flash off. I think it’s what the factories all use, always looks sprayed to me. As a former car audio shop owner I upholstered a lot there and we always used it, when starting ,my boat I called DAP to ask and they suggest it over red can for boats, they said it’s more foe auto and outdoors, red is for countertops etc but obviously does work. You won’t find it in stores but Amazon etc has it. Just a thought
You didn't tell us what kind of staples you are using, I hope not stainless because you know stainless staples anywhere near aluminum will rot your boat and it will sink within a month. Also you didn't directionally match the little triangles in the corners so that is going to probably catch on fire and be a different color every time you open the lids. And then to top it all off you didn't carpet the inside of the hatches and the sub floor... how can you call yourself a pro carpet master when you over look the simple details??? I gave it a thumbs up though and I watched all the ads. Your welcome.
Idk man...Scooters are out tonight though. Got reprimanded by a guy not long before your public service announcement because he felt disrespected because I quote "talked to us like 3 yr olds" in the video. I guess I can't please everyone cuzin, might as well delete my channel and go back to painting football fields for a living. I'd hate for anyone's boat to sink, catch on fire, or anyone feel disrespected because I talked to them like a 3 year old in a boat carpet tutorial video.
@@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats dang man, scooters always on the prowl. Haters gonna hate. Can I get a "Brigade Boats certified carpet installer" sticker since I watched the video?
Fantastic video, as always! I just completed my wood-decked project, using the same TEC adhesive and spreaders. It's great that it is water-cleanup (as long as it is still soft), because that can save minor mishaps. One thing I did to prevent fraying of cut-piece carpet edges is to use a hot knife to cut all my carpet parts. It's slower, but it seals the edges as you cut. With just a razor knife, it seemed that the carpet wanted to fray a bit when cut with the grain...and I used the same 20 oz carpet as you have on this project. One other tip...try a silver Sharpie when marking the back of the carpet -- they are amazing.
I'm a subscriber and I'm having a problem installing carpet around the bezel & shifter on my tracker. Do you carpet around the throttle or remove the shifter all together ? I'm a little confused about how to do it... Thanking you in advance, Butch
Now this was good. I never even thought of the front to back layout. I am in the process of doing a 16ft 96 Sylvan sea monster ( more like a sea Guppy really). I am trying to figure out the flooring. It sat for years. After we cleaned out 2 feet of leaves trash bags full of who knows what ...did find some used diapers as well. So clean out took days. Cut out the 20 wood panels and covers. They were in bad shape. But the sub floor was marine grade 1/2 inch plywood. It remarkably are in good shape. Washed it down and I am stumped. I am going to recarpet all the cut outs in 20 ounce marine carpet. But what to do with the floor. It's all riveted down. So I don't have panels to pull up and redo. Thought of going with Kiwigrip paint. But it won't look to good in my opinion. I guess I will have to pull out the driver's console so I have an open flat surface to work with. Any thing different you should do on the floor than the panels?
Yes, I recommend Hydroturf or Sea Dek. It's eva foam material with 3m adhesive backing. I have been using it on some of my recent builds. I would not recommend getting an imitation product. Hydroturf or SeaDek
Just a fair warning everyone.. the weld wood glue is useless for rubber backed carpet. If you are folding corners and expecting it to hold, you better be using very light carpet.
I've done many boats and use the heaviest marine backed 20oz carpet as demonstrated in the video. Weldwood contact cement works perfectly. You have to apply it to both surfaces and let it tack over before bonding them. Otherwise it will not hold. Not sure your issue but again me and many professional use it and it works great given proper prep, application technique and proper curing temperature.
I just did my 94 17ft xpress built all aluminum front deck extension found hatchs like my boat has on ebay i recarpeted it looks new now even carpet decals
I've been looking for this video foe awhile now. there's lots of videos but they all skip the little details like corners and folding etc. I have a old lund I bought and it's a mix of aluminum and wood and this video showed me everything for the carpeting. thanks so much. And man it looks good
Thanks so much, man. I'm very glad it was of use. A lot of work went into making the video, and it makes it worthwhile to hear positive feedback. Sorry for the delayed response. I appreciate the support.
Hey sir have you ever tried the razor blades with the hooks on the ends? They work way better than regular razor blades and are designed specifically for cutting carpet. Great in depth video
Thank you for your craft I appreciate the art of carpeting and trim work. I have seen all I need to know. By the way, I will let you know how it turned out.
The TEC specialty adhesive indoor/outdoor carpet adhesive listed / shown is no where to be found now. Any suggestions? Looking for this type or similar quality for best results
@@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats weird, it shows out of stock and has shown out of stock to be shipped or picked up locally for 2+ months now. Any alternatives that you are familiar with?
@@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats One thing I noticed on my boat and other how-to videos. The carpet on the hatch openings doesn’t wrap under the frame lip. It actually stops at the bottom of the vertical so the carpet wrapped under the hatch sits on bear aluminum. I suppose that is because there doesn’t need to be double thickness there. Just an FYI thing for ya.
