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1436 Alumacraft Cartopper Mod - advice?
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<blockquote data-quote="HMS Chilcotin" data-source="post: 308270" data-attributes="member: 10754"><p>Floors are in! </p><p>I forgot to take pics along the way but will post some of the final result. </p><p>I masked around the foam with painters tape, then applied the adhesive right to the foam. With that in place I put the carpet down on the foam, adjusted and let dry. </p><p></p><p>Once dry, I pulled out the carpet with foam attached, and removed the tape from the boat floor. </p><p>I trimmed the edges of the carpet. Rather than wrap or tuck the carpet under the foam floor, I left enough so it rests against the edge of the boat. For my application I think this was the wiser choice. </p><p></p><p>To attach the floor, (so I can invert the boat on my truck rack) I poked a series of holes through the carpet and foam so I could wrap zip ties around the ribs in the floor. Then used Velcro around the edge of the carpet along the bench bases. </p><p>Overall I'm happy with the results as I achieved my goal (foam floors with little weight that can invert) but have to admit that the zip tie "stitching" isn't the prettiest solution.</p><p></p><p>Photos soon.</p><p></p><p>Ben</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HMS Chilcotin, post: 308270, member: 10754"] Floors are in! I forgot to take pics along the way but will post some of the final result. I masked around the foam with painters tape, then applied the adhesive right to the foam. With that in place I put the carpet down on the foam, adjusted and let dry. Once dry, I pulled out the carpet with foam attached, and removed the tape from the boat floor. I trimmed the edges of the carpet. Rather than wrap or tuck the carpet under the foam floor, I left enough so it rests against the edge of the boat. For my application I think this was the wiser choice. To attach the floor, (so I can invert the boat on my truck rack) I poked a series of holes through the carpet and foam so I could wrap zip ties around the ribs in the floor. Then used Velcro around the edge of the carpet along the bench bases. Overall I'm happy with the results as I achieved my goal (foam floors with little weight that can invert) but have to admit that the zip tie "stitching" isn't the prettiest solution. Photos soon. Ben [/QUOTE]
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