One thing Scott and I invested in right away is new carpet for the cockpit after we bought the boat. The one that came with the boat, was so old, stinky and a bit green!
We were referred to Custom Marine Carpet in the Midwest by a number of people and they also have been great followers of our blog on Instagram. We reached out to find out what we needed to do, to get started. First, we ordered a template kit for about $30 and they sent us some carpet samples that we selected.
We knew we didn’t want actual “carpet” so we chose the sample on the left, which is called “Luxury Weave 2”.
Creating the template for the custom carpet
First we had to clear everything out of the cockpit! Scott and I then removed the carpet and took it home so we could create the template in the garage.
They recommend that you outline a larger template than your carpet, then cut around that cut out. From there, take the plastic back to the boat, finalize the size and trim as needed.
Custom Marine Carpet supplies you with a box and a return label. You simply fill out the form, return the plastic and then wait. It took about four weeks – unfortunately, they had a major warehouse fire during this process and lost a lot of supplies!
Installing the new carpet!
They send you the number of snaps you need and we requested fifteen. Now, we had to figure out how to install the snaps. Luckily for me, I was able to borrow two key tools from work. We not only worked on the carpet, but we did some canvas repair as well.
Our first worry was if it would fit! Shockingly, it fit perfect! Scott did a great job and so did Custom Marine Carpet!
We are really happy with how it turned out!! Thank you to Union Marine for loaning us the tools too.
We finished the evening with dinner at Maggie Bluffs and once again, our resident ducks were greeting everyone. Stay tuned for our next blog – chores & entertaining on the boat!
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Cheers, Scott and Ally
Looks great! Good to see Scott working hard 😉
Thanks Mary! He has been doing a great job!