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!
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.
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.
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
@michaelcollins1745 20 seconds ago 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.
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.
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.
@@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
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.
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.
@@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.
@@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 TH-cam haha a Home Depot worked helped me understand the difference between the woods
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.
3 years later and this was the best and most helpful, straight to the point video.
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!
If you start stapling from the middle and move towards your ends, it will reduce the puckering in your carpet as you move along.
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!
Just wanted to thank you for this video. I was able to repair my bunks and they look great and are finished. Thanks again.
Awesome! First timer myself and it came out beautiful. 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.
Have been wondering how to make carpeted shelves for my cat. Looks like this is the perfect technique, 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
Just did mine. Thanks for the trick with the ends. I'm very happy with how it turned out.
Thanks for the instructional video. I have done this job before, and I am certain I will be doing it again. Happy boating!
Great explanation about cutting the ends, thanks for taking the time to make this video.
Hey there. Thanks for the video! Such a simple trick. Worked great!
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.
Yup, the correct way. 👍th-cam.com/video/6gcfXKWaC4U/w-d-xo.html
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
Awesome trick with the ends, looks great. Thanks
Fantastic advice. Thank you
Thanks this is the best video I have seen. You make it look very easy. I hope mine will look that good.
Nice! About to change my bunks out and your trick with the ends will help out.
If you use a 2x4 board with a 12-inch carpet width, can you double up one side so wood shows?
hello, what stapler brand is that and what staples size did you use?
What staple gun is that please ?
Excellent video!
Excellent video ty for taking the time to make it!
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
What staple gun setup do you have.
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
What gauge staples and type staples are you using in the gun? I.E. T50 3/8" x 1/2" - Can you mention the brand of stapler?
@michaelcollins1745
20 seconds ago
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.
How many snow shovels can one man use?
I saw that too!
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!
Great video, right to the point, thanks
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?
Hey buddy how many snow shovels do you need? Save some for the rest of us.
Lol good eye!
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
What kind of staple gun are you using?
BTW, I used a regular manual staple gun and Arrow 1/2 inch stainless staples, seated them no problem.
Cheers! Great video!
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.
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.
Thanks for that. Did mine yesterday. The hard part was getting the lag bolts to match up to attach the boards to the brackets.
What size staples at?
1/2
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.
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.
That was great thank you
Great Video and Thank You!!...
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 is the name of the wood board used for jetski trailers please ?
Pressure treated rated for "ground contact" outdoor use.
how long are the SS staples?
1/2"
Thanks for this video. It's the only one that didn't have that stupid template that made no sense.
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
Nice clean job. That’s how I’m going to do mine. Thanks
Wish I would have watched this yesterday
Fantastic Video Thanks Very Much! Do It Yourself Learning Made Easy!
That was for side bunks ,guess bottom bunks would be done as described
Thanks
Very nice thank you
Next time start from the center out and pull it tight.
Excellent
Nice vid
Thx brøthaH
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Carpet should be avoided because it traps and holds water and dirt. Use plastic bunk covers.
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 guess these bunks have invisible magic anchors that attach them to the trailer.
Made me laugh, I was thinking the same thing
@@RawPickl3 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!
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.
@@osmosisdaily 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 TH-cam haha a Home Depot worked helped me understand the difference between the woods
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!
Exactly how NOT to do it
LMAO 🤣 🤣 🤣
Cut the carpet LOL
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Thanks