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Ok here it go’s, I am getting ready to replace the old carpet in my Rhino boat, the old carpet is dry-rotted and the glue underneath is all dried out and has tuned to powder; I can see it’s going to be real easy to scrap off. What glue should I use? Contact cement or carpet glue, also the whole boat is alum even the floor plates there is no wood anywhere.
I also used the outdoor gray carpet from Lowes as well. It was much cheaper than marine grade boat carpet and seems to be a good quality of material from what I can tell so far. more
BASSNUT, here is what I used on my boat and was pleased with the results.
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Pontoon decking kits will be shipped using FedEx Freight services (semi-truck) and require a phone number to schedule delivery (free shipping). more
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Glue: Zodiac #7097 Universal Glue; Polymarine Urethane (PVC) Glue. Do not use Avon Adhesive (one or two part) or Bostik� or other Hypalon or rubber glues. They will not work on synthetic materials.
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2. Preparation: Gather rags, glue brush; solvent; timer with second hand or stop watch; make sure all the old glue is cleaned off; get your patch cut out, position noted and marked. It always leaves a neat tidy finish if you tape off the perimeter of the patch area with masking tape to avoid over glue. (If you need more details on this part, read these general tips)
I have the '16 223 VR. All I have now is the four-piece rear swim deck and one pad on pass through. (5) pieces. If I were to replace everything, I would also add one piece for the top of the front ski locker and one more for the center rear bench seat (in the pass through) since we rarely use the cushion there (it has snaps now).
The carpet in the rest of the main cockpit is fine, for now.
DAP Gel Contact Cement - googled and saw some people on a mastercraft site used this. Anyone here have experience?
We recommend using super glue to tack corners that roll up. But from my experience the factory non skid on Chaparral boats is pretty agressive and the designers chose to fabricate the pads in such a way that they do not extend very far beyond the factory non skid. When you press down the edges of the mat during Installation the result over time is the edges want to spring up because they're essentially being wrapped around a small radius. If you try to simply reglue the pads this problem will probably happen again.
Also SeaDek is still on sale. 10% off now through end of month. I know that is not as good of a sale as during the middle of the off season but better than mid summer when we see another price increase.
3M 4200 or 5200 marine adhesive/sealant - any opinions on one or the other ? more
We recommend using super glue to tack corners that roll up. But from my experience the factory non skid on Chaparral boats is pretty agressive and the designers chose to fabricate the pads in such a way that they do not extend very far beyond the factory non skid. When you press down the edges of the mat during Installation the result over time is the edges want to spring up because they're essentially being wrapped around a small radius. If you try to simply reglue the pads this problem will probably happen again. [links]