Time to recarpet the trailer

Carpet on the bunks are shot...pulled them off and will recarpet tomorrow. Should be a fun project.

Philip

Also make sure you have the boat connected to the trailer real good to make sure it don't move with the new carpet,don't ask

My trailer is identical to the last post the po had put new carpet on the bunks bit its ugly tan coloured, has anyone sourced black outdoor carpet @ any Home improvement stores or is the actual bunk carpet the most economical? I actually considered mixing up some Rit fabric dye to change the color since its fairly new carpet.

I only used staples. I pulled it tight and went to town on it. My bunk wood was in decent shape so I reused it. I did not take the wood off and just tightened down the nuts. I stapled from the bottom with the straight edge of the carpet along the straight edge of the trailer frame. Then I pulled tight where the bend in the wood is (closer to the bow). I put in a staple about every 2 - 3 inches and worked out to each side tightening along the way. I took a carpet cutter in between the wood and edge of the frame and traced it down...gave a perfect cut and it looks as good as new now. I trailered the boat three times since I did this and so far it is holding up well. Should be ok...

pepatrick wrote: I only used staples. I pulled it tight and went to town on it. My bunk wood was in decent shape so I reused it. I did not take the wood off and just tightened down the nuts. I stapled from the bottom with the straight edge of the carpet along the straight edge of the trailer frame. Then I pulled tight where the bend in the wood is (closer to the bow). I put in a staple about every 2 - 3 inches and worked out to each side tightening along the way. I took a carpet cutter in between the wood and edge of the frame and traced it down...gave a perfect cut and it looks as good as new now. I trailered the boat three times since I did this and so far it is holding up well. Should be ok...

Thanks for the info. I am replacing the wood and the impression I am getting is to carpet after the wood is in place. Hope I can get mine to look as good as all of the ones I've seen on here.

Yep...I used 3/8" T50 staples. They seem to work, but if I had to do it, I would have gone with 1/2 or 9/16ths to get it deep in the wood. I didnt notice any wood rot on the bunks so I went ahead and kept them on. I plan on redoing the trailer...sandblast and paint in a year or two so I will probably re do the bunks then.

Mike - Yes, most certainly use treated lumber. Use hex head screws & countersink the heads. I also rounded off the spots in the middle of the bunk (length-wise) that seems to take the brunt of the wear.