How to install BOAT CARPET | Jon Boat to Bass Boat 

thank you!

Is there a certain way your supposed to have the grain? I made sure to lay all mine the same way so that when its finished it won't look weird in some spots haha that wouldn't be good. i did notice that at the front when i applied it straight to the aluminum, it had a darker tone to it. the only reason i could think that it looks like that is because I'm using the white paint on the wood that might somehow make it look brighter? Thanks for the tip! i figured it was more of a way to save their butts if they needed to

With certain colors there will be a color differential at certain angles if the grain isn't uniform among all the separate pieces. For example, if the carpet grain runs North and South, but then the rod locker door grain runs East-West, the rod locker might look darker or lighter depending on what angle you are viewing it from. And you're exactly right... the glue company is just covering their butt, and I'm pretty sure you won't have any issues with yours.

ok awesome! thank you!

Awesome man thanks for watching! hopefully you can post pics on the tiny boat nation Facebook page!

Thank you! Im really enjoying, even more so now that the community is growing!

That's the best part of all this. Congrats on nearing 1500! I think you should do a giveaway and just literally send me your boat. Haha

baaahahahaha!!!! Thank you, but there is no way haha

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Thank you! With the carpet on it is starting to feel more like a boat haha

Thank you!

Thanks! I appreciate it!

thank you!

thank you! glad it helped!

Thanks! ill check it out!

Thanks man!

tinyurl.com/h6p3u9t i haven't put this in a video yet because i have not been sure how exactly i am going to mount them haha. but this is a link to the ones i purchased on amazon. i also got a bunch from home depot. they seem to sell the stainless steel ones pretty quick though, so when i do see them i get a handful. i hope this helps!

Thanks for the quick response, Ryan. Your boat is coming along great. Great job you're doing. Hopefully we can get together and fish sometime soon? You have any ETA of when you think you'll be ready to put that bad boy in the water?

if i bust my tail like i have been, I'm hoping the latest mid march!

tiller, well, its going to be electric only

i think I'm going to even take off another 1/8 of an inch, did some testing and i feel comfortable taking more off

Yep, easy 1/4" each side. I did a test run of a small deck piece just today, didn't glue the carpet but stretched it tight and ran a few staples in back. Piece was then 1/2" longer (because of the 1/4" each side). I went ahead and cut the board to what you said, it's going to fit perfect. I"m going to have to go back now and trim a few other pieces I had cut, they'll be too big the way I cut them originally. This whole carpet thing was a big unknown for me. I"m having a blast, just wish I had more time to work on it. I'm ready to be on the water !!

The carpet is my favorite thing to do. thats when i start feel like i can see it all coming together. just an FYI i did take off another 1/8" today, just to make myself more comfortable about it. Have you been on the tiny boat nation Facebook page? We have been getting a lot of project pics on there.

I can see that. Just doing that little test run with the carpet yesterday was exciting, it looked really cool sitting in the boat. Perfect fit and looked nice. My concern was never having done it before, but especially not feeling confident with how much room the carpet would occupy. The 1/4" every side (and maybe even another 1/8") was exactly what I needed to know. I just now did the "join group" thing over on FB at tiny boat nation. I'll have some pics to upload soon once I'm approved.

azburdette2588 I cut 1/8 off on my hatch doors and they fit but still a little tight so I took another 1/8 off, hope that helps

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i got mine at lower, they ordered it and it took like 2 days or so to get. you can get it cheaper online. i forget the website but people ask about it all the time on the TBN Facebook page. good place to check out

FIREANT FISHING I went to lowes and they have it for $5 something 12ft x 1ft. It's actually the cheapest I've seen online or in stores. I work at Bass Pro and it's cheaper at Lowes then with my 15% discount at Bass Pro might not be the same quality!

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hmm ok i just tried to find it online, and for some reason its not on their website. I went to the store and got mine, the item number is 160709. Its sos daystar and comes in widths of 6,8.6, or 12. the color i got was midnight. Hope that helps!

FIREANT FISHING thanks for the help!! Helps me out a lot

rivets and self tapping screws. That is what my next video is going to based on

Thanks for the info. Can't wait until your next video!

A lot is going to depend on your hull type. A v-hull will be wider, and thus can hold more overall weight but will have a deeper draft (how low it sits in the water), but a smoother ride in choppy water. A flat bottom has a shallower draft so you can get into more places without bottoming out, will have a rougher ride in chop, and can generally hold less weight. With that being said this answer will focus on flat bottom since it is generally the more popular option. A 12 footer with a deck system would be a 1 man monster. I would really be hesitant to fish more than one fully grown adult out of it. A 14 foot is the sweet spot for price vs function. That would comfortably fish 2 fully grown adults, but once again the wider the better. If you can get one wide enough 36"+ it should be able to fish 3 guys of average size. And of course you have the 16', aka the Tiny Boat Yacht. You wont have much weight concern with a 16' as long as you stay reasonable. Always make sure to research any potential buy to make sure that it is going to meet your needs.

thanks for the info! and I'm 18 and I only weigh 120 and my buddies weigh 140-200.

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I really really really would like to have recessed hinges. I can't tell you how many hours i have put into just trying find some that will work. i haven't been able to find anything, so as of right now i am going to use a regular hinge on top of the deck and paint it the color of the carpet. its not really the way i want to go but i don't think i have much of another option

The way i did mine was i put a piece of aluminum angle and boltes it flush with the edge of hatch and were hatch will connect so u screw to aluminum and not jus wood..also the andle helps keep hatch doors from bowing

ohh i see..i might be able to make that work. you still mounted them on top though right? and did you run the aluminum the whole width of the hatch or just at the hinge?

FIREANT FISHING i ran aluminum whole length of the hatch on both sides henge side and front of hatch to keep from bowing...i also ran a piece of aluminum on the deck were the other side of hatch will attach

FIREANT FISHING jus cut hatch edge wat ever thickness your aluminum is...in my case the aluminum was 1/8 thick x 1'1/4 angles... i cut wood 1/8 x1' 1/4 on top so wood will flush with angle...jus adjust ur skill saw accordingly...the n use bolts and lock nuts every 6" make sure u cut hatch 1/8 smaller or u will be adding 1/8 to it...also use a bit and recess bolt holes in aluminum so bolts sit flush on aluminum...do the same to wood on bottom were nut will sit but only bout half thickness of the nut cuz when u tighten the nut it will sink into wood the jus grind off the rest of thread flush with wood

i have a playlist on the livewell vids. if your still confused i can try to break it down one day in a separate vid

1/8" did from lower or home depot. tried some of the lower dia aluminum and it didn't seem strong enough to me

FIREANT FISHING was that angle aluminum or just flat aluminum.

I used both, same diameter. in order to rivet the angled pieces, i needed to connect them on the bottom, which lowered them so to raise it again i added the flat piece on top. that way my wood deck would sit flat across the whole frame

160709 is the item number, but I'm not sure if thats this color or just this type of carpet. the other number for the carpet color i got is 1102-6. you can also get it 8.6ft wide (1202-8.6)or 12ft wide 1302-12. try those

FIREANT FISHING Thanks. I'm going to check my local Lowes tomorrow.

Let us know what you find. I typed both of the numbers above on the Lowes site and it's not finding anything. I already bought some carpet from online, because I couldn't figure out what exact carpet people are getting from Lowes that is the right type.

I went to my local Lowe's and they were able to look the numbers up in their system. It's a special order item with a two week ship time. I too ordered some carpet from an online vendor.

they told me that too. it only took 3 days. where did y'all end up getting yours from?

i want to say $200?

PNV Outdoors to carpet my boat 15' 57" beam cost 141.00 at menards

oil based enamel

either a trolling motor, or electric outboard. the lakes i fish are electric only lakes

Lowes. they have 2 different types of marine carpet (i believe). I'm using the longer stuff

its a special order. they say it might take a few weeks but it only took 3 days

FIREANT FISHING how did u special order it and also is that United States or Canada ?

I'm also curious about which carpet you got. Is it advertised as "marine" carpet, or something else? Also, what was the price per linear ft? Thanks.

unseenoutdoors s yeah RU-vid is having issues right now :/ it's posted but might not be able to see it yet

i don't think so...

i would look into something a little bigger if your going to have that many people in it. i for sure wouldn't go smaller than a 14. also get something as wide as possible. with all the human weight in there, i wouldn't add much at all. decks might not be a good idea either in a 14'. cost just depends on how fancy your build is i guess? if your not going to add much then the cost will be low. aluminum is light and expensive, wood is cheap and heavy. to be honest it makes me a little nervous having that many people in there. 14 feet sounds big but gets small fast when adding things and doing a conversion. hope some of this helps, you can also try asking on tiny boat nation Facebook page and see if others might have another way to go about it all. i hope this helps some

1-4 people? Are they kids or something? I"m converting a 15 footer and I don't think I'd even be taking 3 adults. Of course, I'm 215 pounds or so. Three 200 pound guys is 600 pounds.... max weight for my boat is 700, and with multiple batteries, a big trolling motor, decking and etc... No way.

I'm not going to have that many people out Al the time but maybe every now and then, also we all weigh 200 and under.