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We started this before and after page  hoping that we would be able to
add some of our customer's actual installations. While we don't add all
the ones we get, we thought a few might be encouraging.

Here's a nice Stratos, recently recarpeted by Chris Carlyle

I ordered the carpet for my boat from bassboatcarpets.com and I could
not have been more pleased with the quality of the carpet and the
instructions provided. I am very happy with the way my project turned out.
 Here are a few pics of the finished product. Thanks for the great service and quality product

Well, here's an after Photo of Mike Killough's Ranger, carpeted in
Taz Red. We were hoping Mike would retire someday and move
to Georgia and do some part time installations for us! Wow!

This kinda installation is possible by all of you!

Here's a nice letter and some pictures from Rob out in California!

You can do this to your ole boat! Rob has added at least $1,000 to his resale
 value and made this Skeeter a nice boat again! He did a super job and you
 can do the same with your boat. We can help.
I'm as proud of this carpet job as Rob must be!  

Yes, we have this site to pay for our fishing habit but we sure do get a lot more
out of it than just $$$ when we see how we are helping you guys out! We've
 been adding a lot of bass boat parts to our site because so many have asked.
 Fiberglass can last forever and you can restore that the old girl yourself! 

We like to think that we go "overboard" in trying to help you!

Call us with your needs--1-800-336-0520

I would like to thank you good folks for providing such a quality
product.  Your help and information with the manual was nothing but top
quality.  It made a difficult job easy and very worth while.  I have had
many people ask who did the carpet job, I was very proud to say it was
with me.  Also I did say it was with a lot of help from you folks.
Enclosed is a picture of my boat.  I was thinking of buying a new one,
but now it looks like a new one and I have no thoughts of getting one.
Which my wife says thanks to you for this change of heart.  When a 56
year old can do this as I am anyone can with some skill.  Whether you
 look at the carpet job closely or at a distance it looks better than the
factory job when I got it new.

Again thanks for the help,
Bill Feikema


 

Here's another great carpet installation. All Black carpet in a restored Bass Hawk!

Here are some sneak preview pictures of the carpet job.  I am waiting on my seats to
complete the job.  When I have it completely finished, I will send you some before and after shots.

Thanks for all of your help.  I am very happy with the way it turned out.  I have never installed
carpet before, so it probably took me a little longer than anticipated.  I am pleased to report,
no bad or short cuts.  I am not so pleased to tell you that the carpet knife is extremely sharp. 
 Sliced my forefinger and thumb.  Didn’t hurt, but man did it bleed.  My own fault, I never had a
 bit of trouble if I taped the top side of the blade.  That is the part that got me both times.

Geez and we even tell ya in the instructions, the knife is sharp! Still here at the
shop, we see a little red at least once a month!

Hey guys! 
Here is the finished product, sorry I did not take any before pics but the only thing that
made this 8 yr old boat look its age was the carpet. Now it looks as good as most newer boats.

Thanks for the help!! 

You guys are awesome! 

Pat

From Washington

Teal green on a 95 Nitro

Pat, Need a job? Wow! You did a great job. 

Michele actually has designed and published an entire web site on
her carpeting experience! It really is worth checking out! 

 http://mysite.verizon.net/vze4phbw/index.html

Rick:
We did it, got the carpet in the boat!

Our aesthetic thinking (rationalization?) was that a utility boat ought to retain its flavor and character
while being a kinder, gentler and quieter boat.  Thus we did not carpet the fore and aft storage lids, gun
box, live well or console.  Besides, it's not a high-end bass boat, it's a duck hunting platform that just
happens to be used for fishing while we await the next duck season!  The storage area lids now are
level with the carpeted decks - there is nothing to trip over - and there was just something inherently
wrong about drilling the lid hinge rivets out of a new boat.  We prefer to think of it (rationalizing again)
as carpeting minimalism that left exposed the deck welds and rivets (that would be the utility boat f
lavor and character preservation thing).

Read your instruction book a couple three times.  You might want to add fourteen or so more references
about being careful with the carpet knife.  I'm feeling much better after the transfusions, and as you
can see from the attached the blood is hardly noticeable at all. ( I bolded this part and made it bigger!
Carpet knives are very sharp! I think Don should be humorous copy writer! Thanks Don, for giving
us a few laughs on this otherwise dreary work day! We do appreciate all the feedback you all send! )

Seriously, we made up the "rules" as we went along as follows.  We worked slowly and took it one
area at a time.  We completed the project in three, one half day sessions. Used a special purpose
outdoor carpet adhesive from the local Home Depot to attach the carpet to the fore and aft casting
decks.  The adhesive trowels on easily and is more forgiving than contact cement.  But it does
not clean up as advertised with soap and water (mineral spirits sort of does the job) and the
adhesive will quickly eat straight through any paint it contacts.  The solution was to mask off
with Duck Tape all the edges and margins of any place else we did not want carpet.  And if you
work at a deliberate pace, even the contact cement will not dissolve the tape before you make
the final edge cuts.  Used contact cement on the box and live well lids and for the bottom of the
boat.  To further reduce noise, we contact cemented strips of rubber under all the lids to
eliminate any metal to metal contact.  Now if someone drops a lid or we catch some air
crossing a barge wake it's a softer and quieter thump and bump instead of a loud and
 harsh crash, clank and bang.

Thanks for your help and tips.  Only two more days until the early Wood Duck season!

Donald

Here's David Rankins Ranger! David is an attorney who loves to fish for ole Mr. Bass!

            Front Deck                             Note the Bud Lite! 
                                                        This shows that David is an
                                                        excellent attorney as he must 
                                                        read the instructions about the 
                                                        Bud Lite.                                         

    Bet he had more than Bud Lite              Henry's Glue 
    for some of his helpers!  Note            and more Bud Lite!
    the rivet gun! You Ranger owners    Hope David didn't cut his 
    might need to buy one! Sometimes    hands up too much! 
    we replace the rivets with nuts/bolts.   Those knives are sharp!

     
    Front Deck almost done.                                     Finished! Wow! What a 
Wonder what that rolling pin is for?                        great job! Another attorney
Maybe we need to add something                        who missed his real calling!
to our instruction manual.                         

Here's another Aluminum Boat. An Alumacraft! Does this boat look awesome or what!!!
The Before!

 
The After!
CAN YOU BELIEVE THE DIFFERENCE! 
DAVE, YOU SHOULD CONSIDER A NEW CAREER!