Boat carpet

Anyone have recommendations on a descent quality boat carpet? Not looking for top of the line as its a 15 year old boat, but not cheap garbage either. While putting everything back together after taking out of storage I noticed areas that are worse than I thought so I probably should put this back on the radar of things to plan for. Boat is a lund pro sport, carpet appears to be the color taupe to get a close match. I doubt it’s anything that will happen till fall/winter but want to get it all planned out. I saw a few options in a search last night that apples to apples price seems to be about the same wherever you go, just looking for reccomendatioms for guys who have worked with it. Will be doing the install myself.

Also if anyone has reccomendations on a product I can use to keep the worst fraying spots from getting too bad over the summer I’m all ears in that too.

Where is it fraying? If it is along the edge, say where the front deck steps down to the main deck, I went to menards and got a piece of aluminum molding that you would use on your stair treads in your house. I forget what the technical name is but it is a 90deg with grooves on the top and the predrilled holes are along the bottom edge.

I did an order through Cabelas on refurbish I did two winters ago. Pretty happy. That said this boat does not get hard use so the long term review is not in yet.

I am in the process of redoing the floor in my Lund Pro V. I called Cabelas and they will send you out color samples. Problem is it takes 2-3 days to process and 7-10 to send.

Plan B. Went to menards and they carry an in stock marine carpet. Its 12oz, eco backing with UV protection @ .49 sq ft. I asked if a better carpet was available and yes they do have some! Its 16oz, marine backed and UV protected @1.09 sq ft. I ordered it on Sunday and it looks like it will be here today or tomorrow. Search there website for:Lancer Sundancer Marine Back. Steel Grey matched my dark grey lund carpet.

I think you get what you pay for.

Hope it helps!

I re-carpeted my boat with Menard’s carpet probably 10-12 years ago. I remember at the time they said it was the same carpet as Lund uses. It’s served me well.

Thanks guys.

Tom- right now the worst spots are exactly as you described, that exact step down and then also at the step down below the gunnel rod lockers. But the carpet in general is starting to look like ‘poo’ pretty much everywhere there is foot traffic. I considerd making it my winter project but didnt, glad I did not as an aquisition combined with a new job position kept me busy anyway.

Lancer was one of the ones I looked at, anyone know who makes the cabelas stuff?

Leaning a bit towards the cabelas carpet, can save my cabelas points up for it and then wait for a sale. Couple reviews on there are not so great, but there always seems to be that one person in their revoews who would complain about being hung with a new rope.

On a different website I saw a boat that I owned 8-9 years ago , the boat is a 1998 ranger and the carpet is still original and looks good. Look into what carpet ranger uses and keep it covered and clean you should get same life out of the carpet.

I redid my Lund about 20 years ago and used some stuff off the roll from Fleet Farm. It was looking great until a couple years ago when I had a herd of mice invade the boat over the winter. It would still be looking good if that hadn’t happened.

The boat is gutted now and I bought a roll of rubber flooring with the coin texture to install on the main level. I will be installing carpeting on the bow and compartments however. I’ll be checking Fleet again to see if they have the same stuff still.