How to carpet boat trailer bunks
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- čas přidán 26. 09. 2020
- This is the process I have used to attach the carpet to the bunks for boat trailers. It is the best way I have found to get the carpet around the ends without leaving carpet bunched up.
CE Smith Carpet I used:
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3 years later and this was the best and most helpful, straight to the point video.
If you start stapling from the middle and move towards your ends, it will reduce the puckering in your carpet as you move along.
Awesome video! My wife and I replaced and recarpeted a rotted bunk today in the marina parking lot after launching, and your video gave us the confidence to do it! Picture us siting on the trailer with new board and a roll of carpet at our feet, bent over peering at this video! It was reassuring to see how little wrap around the bottom side is required as we were using 11” wide carpet on a 2x6 horizontal bunk .But mainly, the technique for trimming and folding the ends is brilliant.
One note: On our bunks, and from what I see most carpeted bunks, the mounting brackets are covered by the carpet, so we we couldn’t put the carpet on first like in this video. We mounted the new board then stapled the carpet on with the noard mounted on the trailer, working the carpet around the mounting brackets, which was easy to do. This meant laying on my back putting the staples in, but it went quick and looks great!
Just wanted to thank you for this video. I was able to repair my bunks and they look great and are finished. Thanks again.
Thanks for the instructional video. I have done this job before, and I am certain I will be doing it again. Happy boating!
Awesome! First timer myself and it came out beautiful. Thank you.
Great explanation about cutting the ends, thanks for taking the time to make this video.
Just did mine. Thanks for the trick with the ends. I'm very happy with how it turned out.
Thank you very much. Replacing my boards and carpet but I wasn’t sure how to finish the ends. Came out great thanks to you.
Glad to help!
Awesome trick with the ends, looks great. Thanks
Have been wondering how to make carpeted shelves for my cat. Looks like this is the perfect technique, thank you!
Thank you for the video tutorial… you made it look easy. I was about to butcher and rig fold those ends… I like your way much better.
Excellent video ty for taking the time to make it!
Fantastic work I’m going to follow this one I’ve watched a lot of these videos people putting all sorts of coatings on the inside painting them black all unnecessary I like this way. I have the new medic stapler and the T-50 stainless steel staples I need to find my razor knife. Thank you for this video
Hey there. Thanks for the video! Such a simple trick. Worked great!
Nice! About to change my bunks out and your trick with the ends will help out.
Thanks this is the best video I have seen. You make it look very easy. I hope mine will look that good.
Excellent video!
Great video, right to the point, thanks
When I found this to watch for my bunks. My wife said your my twin lol I had to take a double take on this. But this did help me 100% on my own
Cutting the ends like this makes the carpet more likely to rip and exposes the hard wood corners to the boat. I'd just fold it to match the underside then fold it over and staple. Nice thick covering over the corners and no torn fabric down the line.
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Cheers! Great video!
Great Video and Thank You!!...
Tried your method today on 2X6X8' bunks today. Works perfectly even though my Stanley electric stapler is far inferior to your pneumatic tool. I used 10mm T50 stainless staples. To cheat a bit, I used carpet scissors instead of a blade. Much safer and simple to use.
Any good pair of scissors will do it easily
Very nice thank you
@michaelcollins1745
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I've seen lots of videos that use this or similar methods but disagree with them all. Stapled seam should be on the bottom of bunk so no wood or staples are exposed on either side. And material should be cut so length only extends an inch and a half to 2 inches past the ends of the wood. This way the ends can be tucked in and closed up like wrapping a christmas present with staples to hold the ends together. This method I mention requires the proper width carpeting for the size of your bunks so no wood is left exposed.
Excellent
That was great thank you
Fantastic Video Thanks Very Much! Do It Yourself Learning Made Easy!
Nice clean job. That’s how I’m going to do mine. Thanks
Thanks
Wish I would have watched this yesterday
Nice vid
Thx brøthaH
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hello, what stapler brand is that and what staples size did you use?
What staple gun setup do you have.
BTW, I used a regular manual staple gun and Arrow 1/2 inch stainless staples, seated them no problem.
What staple gun is that please ?
Nice job on the ends ,,,,bet at Christmas time your wife has you wrapping the gifts 😃
No, never, my abilities with paper wrapping are so horrible I am keeping the gift bag industry afloat.
@@techfox540 I hear ya ..😁
What kind of staple gun are you using?
Thanks for that. Did mine yesterday. The hard part was getting the lag bolts to match up to attach the boards to the brackets.
Hey buddy how many snow shovels do you need? Save some for the rest of us.
Lol good eye!
will standard pressure treated home depot 2x6s be ok ? or is there a better option ? ..also did you pre stain your boards before carpeting ? thanks
we use to used that, works well..
I use the standard pressure treated (not green treated), I figure the carpet will wear out before the bunks do, and if I am replacing carpet I just do it all, maybe overboard, but it is easier to put the carpet on a board not on the boat, and then launch the boat and install the finished boards with carpet.
@@techfox540 after a quick search, green treated is considered pressure treated isn't it? Or am I reading it wrong?
Thanks for your tutorial. I notice you have quite the collection of snow shovels. Another hobby?
When you live in Wisconsin, you never know how many shovels you'll need! I live in Tennessee now, and don't hold the US record for snow shovels owned by a single person currently.
Great video, what size staples did you use?
# 4 stainless steel, which were half inch.
I used 10mm T50 (Arrow) stainless staples. Hold well on pressure-treated wood.
I'm about to do mine...I bought carpet glue, a long with staples do you think that's necessary? Or can I take it back to recoup some money?
Glue is not necessary. In addition, it will stop you from replacing the carpet it the carpet gets worn and the boards are still good.
@@sAILIN817 I've done bunks before, and used glue. If you say it's not necessary (which doesn't seem to be) I'll save a few bucks and definitely some sticky hands. Cool video man
how long are the SS staples?
Do you have to drill through the carpet for the bolt holes? Doesn’t that Alter the integrity of the carpet?
That’s what I was wondering
@@darko7227 Lag bolts come in from the bottom side of the board
How many snow shovels can one man use?
I saw that too!
what is the name of the wood board used for jetski trailers please ?
Pressure treated rated for "ground contact" outdoor use.
What’s your take on the tuff bunks ?
I have used the PVC type covering on previous boats that were aluminum, and I think the tough board is great for those, because who likes changing out the bunk boards? Not me! I would be cautious to do that on a fiberglass boat though, Just don't want to mess up the surface of the fiberglass. It could be fine, but didn't want to take a chance with my boat.
What kind of staples are you using and where did you get them? I know they are SS but are they 1/4" crown and how long are they? It looks like you are using 1/4" crown, do those seem to hold well enough?
Not a very special pneumatic staple gun. Its a surebonder. Get em at ACE or Walmart. I personally use a Bostitch SX1838. Shoots 7/32" x up to 1.5" crown staples. Haven't found SS staples for it but they have galvanized. I did all of my bunks with it a year ago and they are holding strong.
Gotta ask, since pressure treated lumber contains a lot of Copper, it's green. What exactly is the difference between pressure treated vs green treated?
I leave the very end caps of my boards uncarpeted, the boat never touches that end grain of the board and not having carpet covering it allows it to dry out, the bunk boards always rot on the ends first
I just left the ends open on mine too after reading your comment and based on the rot of the old boards it makes total sense to allow the water to drain easily. Doesn't look as nice but that's irrelevant imo.
The old boards were all rotted at the rear end of the trailer.
Get some flat black paint if it bothers you and hit the ends up. Thanks for the tip!
Next time start from the center out and pull it tight.
Why not buy bulk carpet that will completely wrap the board? Spent 9 bucks for MG 21ft fish and ski.
The bottom is left uncarpeted for water drainage and for the board to air out
I guess these bunks have invisible magic anchors that attach them to the trailer.
Made me laugh, I was thinking the same thing
@@jessemalone8797 I guess he's going to screw them on with lag bolts. Gives the bolts at least 1/2 of bite. Must be an engineer!!!!!
@@RCSTILE bahaha right!
That was for side bunks ,guess bottom bunks would be done as described
I've found that Monel staples hold up better than stainless.
2x6 ?
Yes, my boat uses 2x6, some boat trailers use 2x4. It just depends on the boat trailer.
I would recommend gluing the carpet to the board.
I have used glue in the past and now without. I have not seen a difference between the two. It could be just my experience though. I have replaced the carpet on three different trailers. Seems like I get a boat just to fix it up and then sell it, and I need to stop that habit.
@@techfox540 that's a profitable habit! I'll trade ya for mine!
Don't use pressure treated boards on aluminum boats though. They contain copper and will corrode the boat.
Well what kinda boards would you use?
@@featheredcoyote5477 none pressure treated boards. Just paint them. I just got Southern Yellow Pine non pressure treated. 20ft boards that I cut down to 18ft. Covered in epoxy (not necessary) and painted black. Putting carpet on today. I have a 22ft aluminum pontoon.
@@osmosisreacts thank you
@@featheredcoyote5477 no problem. My boards was $17 each at Home Depot. But if you have a smaller boat they will be cheaper for sure. The nine pressure treated boards are yellow tent, the pressure treated says “PT” and are blue/green tent. But this was after alot of googling and CZcams haha a Home Depot worked helped me understand the difference between the woods
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Cut the carpet LOL
Exactly how NOT to do it
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Thanks