![]() ![]() Use resources to locate specific folks with knowledge in marine applications. The first carpet guy began to rip the carpet out and scratched the recently varnished teak with the carpet staples (way below the surface) and he couldn't understand why I was upset (idiot). Be sure you tell them up front that if they scratch the teak taking the carpet out or installing the new one you will not pay them their whole fee. Insist they redo the job correctly if there's a problem.Ĥ. They actually enhanced the noise reduction aspect and thankfully look well.ģ. In the end I had them make me three bound pads (out of the new rug) to completely cover the salon area (engines are directly below). ![]() I haggled with the guy, threatened not to pay the balance yatta yatta you all know the routine. When the job was completed they had bound around the hatches and bound around the hatch covers, the two shall never meet and it left a gap around the hatch covers for noise and dust and dirt etc to come through. Everywhere in the boat that resembled a house ie staterooms and hallways and closets look great, the engine hatches were a horse of a very different color. I assumed if they could carpet a house they could carpet a boat. ![]() I went with commercial grade carpet (not a bad choice but really limited my selection)Ģ. It was there when we bought the boat and we had new regular carpet pad put over it.ġ. Just fyi the carpet has a noise reduction pad under it that make a tremendous difference. Assuming the trade of carpeting is just carpeting really made an ass out of me. We recently replaced the entire carpet in our 1974 48 Yachtfish. ![]()
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