replacing carpet on trailer bunk

[Thomas Macaluso]

The carpet is starting to wear on one of my trailer bunks. I plan to replace it when I have the boat in the water for a week when I'm up a champlian in May. Is the carpet just stapled to the wood or is the carpet glued to the bunk?? If it's glued I might just replace the bunk itself I'm assuming that A treated 2X4 would work

 

[Bruce Yeaton]

Tom, take a look at these




http://www.ultimatebunkboards.com/index.html

 

[TOMMY RICH]

Well feel lucky...I just noticed my carpet is coming up all over the place on my 02' 185. I'm MOT happy....

I'm gonna' see what they're going to do with it if anything...

TEE

 

[Texas Transplant]

Bruce,



The ulitmate bunk boards look interesting. Do you, or anyone you know, currently have them installed/use them?



Tex

 

[Jim B]

Those bunks do look interesting but very expensive.



Tom look in the grab bag, John Foster did a real nice peice on how to make new bunks.

 

[fatrap]

I used the old carpet for a template to cut the new carpet. Used a treated 2X4 to replace the bunk. Hint make sure there's no large knot in the two by.

fatrap

 

[Bill Gintzel]

Use rustproof staples, usually bronze, and CCA 2 x 4's if you can get them.

 

[Bruce Yeaton]

I don't know anyone that uses them personally, but I'm considering them myself. Eliminates the need to replace the carpet and wood down the road, plus the added benefit of loading the trailer easier.

 

[TrepMan]

Bruce - I followed John Foster's Grab Bag directions, it worked GREAT!! Took me an hour or so to build the bunks and pre-drill the pilot holes, and then no more then 5 mins at the ramp to launch the boat, swap the bunks and put her back on the trailer.

 

[Thomas Macaluso]

Thanks guys for the info

 

[Huck Palmatier]

....is it a tin boat?....I replaced mine with bare pressure treated wood and glide slicks...no carpet what so ever, and they work great.

 

[Rob LaMoy]

Make sure you put the "cut" in the carpet on the bottom of the bunk. It does 2 things, it hides the seam from view and allows water to drain out of the carpet faster and dry better. Use staples, that way if you need to do it again in a few years it won't be hard to remove the old stuff. Plus, a lot of carpet glues won't hold up too THAT much water emersion.