Cockpit Carpet
 

I searched and didn't really find the info I was looking for. I am replacing all the carpet in my 1992 24 Outlaw. The cockpit, up the sides, floor boxes, the boxes in each corner upfront that hold the front speakers, front panel of the back seat, front cabin wall, and cabin.

Mine has glue in carpet, and I am going the same route. I was told to just grab indoor/outdoor carpet. Has anyone gone this route and what did you experience? The stuff I looked is Olefin which is the same as marine carpet.

Replaced mine in my 87 240 3 seasons ago, still looks as good as new. Got it from yourautotrim.com

Slightly more soft then indoor outdoor but still water resistant ect. Did the whole cockpit in 6 yards I believe.

def dont get indoor/outdoor carpet from hd/lowes. i tried it once and after a couple trips out it quickly turned to crap and i had to rip it out and scrape off the glue.

i grabbed 20oz carpet from www.boatcarpet.com and then I took "indoor/outdoor carpet glue" easily found at home depot or lowes and its cheap and holds VERY well. take a small notch trowel and spread it out, push and position the carpet. you have a couple minutes before it starts to goo up. then push it down with a rolling pin, i used an old spray paint can and pushed it down into the glue.

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Good to here, I got indoor/outdoor form a carpet warehouse. I got a 12' X 15' piece which I think will replace every piece of carpet in the boat. I am trying to figure out how long it will last on the cockpit floor, as in the cabin it will probably last forever considering most is covered by cushions and out of the sun and elements.

Thank you for the link man, definitely the most reasonable price I saw. Is that the midnight star color or charcoal? Looks damn near identical to what I got

Well looks like I am going to return this carpet i got, the guy that helped me at the store must have not known what he was talking about. I was looking up the carpet to see the specs on it, and had a hell of time trying to find it. Well thats cause it isn't even indoor/outdoor, its commercial loop carpet. So I am going to return it, and then order some from the boatcarpet.com.

kaOtyk - what color is the carpet you posted from there website? I was looking for something similar

classic 20oz charcoal.

Corinthian marine has a nice selection as well, but I think they're slightly higher prices.

Yea they are ALOT, way overpriced in my opinion. Wholesale is like $3 a sq ft. Retail I think is around $5

www.snapincarpet.com

Corinthian is good stuff. You get what you pay for.

I think that is true to an extent, you have to draw a line somewhere when it comes to specific application, and we all know that often crazy prices are associated with the marine tag with no real reason. For example, I am going to pick up marine carpet from a place other than sapincarpet or corinthian and I am going to pay just shy of $200 for 20oz marine grade carpet to replace all of the carpet in my boat. Now mind you I am just referring to my boats application. To get the equivalent amount through one of those 2 it would cost nearly 3 times as much (to get same type color would have to go with a higher oz carpet). Now keep in mind alot of people just use indoor/outdoor carpet and spend half of what I am going to pay, now yes it isn't going to last as long, can possibly cause an issue for wood, but will give several years of use, and is done frequently without issues. There is also a feel difference as indoor/outdoor is only like 10oz, Which I am glad they sold me the wrong thing so now I can get better carpet. So what about the corinthian or snapincarpet place makes it worth paying that much more money? Now I know you can get custom cut which does posses its on challenges, custom inlays, etc. But I am just looking for a glue in carpet that I cut myself. Also, remember I can replace the carpet with the stuff I am picking up nearly 3 times for the cost of 1 time with the higher 2 brands. Now do I want to replace carpet every few years, no I don't, even though it is a relatively easy project in my boat. However, I also don't believe there is that much of a gap longevity wise, and they will both last way over a few years if taken care of. The carpet that is currently in the boat doesn't appear to be marine, and definitely not high brand marine, and it has been in there for atleast 8 years. I am replacing it cause 1. I want to change the color, 2. it does have a few spots, 3. it doesn't match the cabin carpet, and 4. i made a new speaker panel on the bottom of the back seat that I have to re carpet so just going to do all of it to match which is the main reason I am doing it. Now don't get me wrong, I am sure corinthian and snapincarpet are very quality, and if I had a big fountain, cigarette, etc.. with custom inlays and such that is probably the route I would go. But for my application I think those 2 are overkill for what I need

Sounds like you have it figured out.

I do and I don't, I have a plan that makes sense to me, but definitely no expert. I was asking what made Corinthians worth so much more?

IMO, the backing. I'd call some of the companies that sell the brand and ask.

Does anyone know what the "average price" for custom cockpit carpet?

I have used yourautotrim.com twice with great luck. I am currently wrapping all my seat bases with there smoke color carpet. Easy to deal with and great product.

Have you considered just using one of the epoxy paints on the floors after the carpet is pulled up, and installing snap in carpet over top of it? I have a fiberglass liner in my Baja's cockpit, and it sure is nice to be able to take the carpet out and hang it up to dry if we get caught in the rain or the kids are dragging water in with them while swimming. I pulled out all of the glue-in carpet from the cabin because it was smelling pretty funky after years of getting wet. You have already done most of the work after pulling out the old carpet and sanding it down. You can usually find a carpet shop nearby who can sew on bindings around the carpet, or alternately you can do what a buddy did with his boat and just cut it to exact size and let it lay in there with some of that no-skid padding like you put under area rugs.

Just a suggestion. I personally hate glued-in carpets in boats!