carpet help for dummy

[menrats]

the front end of the boats carpet is beat and exposing wood. im in for a puzzle challenge this summer can anyone kindly provide the tools and process for me to do it. ill give it a start from just thinking about it and yall can fill in the blanks. thxs

1.  prep
    pull out old carpet or can i just apply glue on top of the old carpet?
    tools: some kind of carpet scarper or can i just pull it off
    i should keep the pull offs for templates for cutting the new carpet.
    do i need to remove old glue completely.
    what other prep do i nedd.

2. cutting
    cut each cutout piece from prior and install seperately? do you do the big cutout first or the piecs ie  doors for baterry abd livewell and storage.
how do you do the ends of these doors, it appears to be just wrapped over the ends.
do i need sometype of clamp to hold thes in place.
i spose i need a good carpet cutter and tsquare, what else?

3. install
    whats best glue and how much for maybe 6 by6 area?
    is it too hot to use the glue this time of year
    carpet tips? best color to beat the heat on my feets.
   
4,  am i nuts?
    im kinda thick about chit like this. is it silly for me to think i can get this done and whats the price for someone else to do it ?


thx again for any help yaall can give me.
   

[cousinlll]

There's a guy on Da Zone that does this.  Can't remember who it is.  Do a search there as there is numerous posts about this.  Not sure what the guy charges but heard this can be a pan in the butt job.  Just like every thing else, need to figure what your time's worth vs. having it done.  But, every boat is different and it might all workout for you.

LLL

[yandrew8]

I did my tracker a few years back, it is not that bad if you are a do it yourself person.  You peel off all the old carpet and use "Jasco adhesive remover" (can purchase at Home Depot) to remove as much glue as possible.  Cabelas sells good marine carpet that is easy to work with and they also sell the marine carpet adhesive.  You will need a set of spring clamps to glue the carpet around the doors.  A couple pieces of 1x2 also help so you don't have to use as many clamps.  It is best to do all the large areas first and use your scraps to do the little pieces.

[menrats]

is it best for the cutout for the doors to be part of the whole piece of carpet or are they seperate? and if all together do you need a little extra carpet for the doors swinging open?
thx for thehelp.

[yandrew8]

I don't know exactly how your boat looks or how the carpet is on the doors but when you remove the old carpet use those pieces as a template. My carpet was old enough that it peeled off pretty easy in full pieces.  On my tracker the pieces that covered the doors were seperate from the main body.  The only problem I have is that the new carpet is just a little bit thicker than the old and it makes a couple of the doors fit kinda tight.  I keep figuring that they will get better with time.