Removing Pontoon Carpeting
You want to be able to move easily around the entire boat with people and tools.
Removing pontoon carpeting. Steps completely remove all items on your boat s deck everything that sits on top of your carpet needs to be taken off and set aside including all pontoon boat seats fence railing hardware parts and accessories. Remove all of the seating first then the bimini top and then the rails. 30 pieces of carpet removed. 3 days to complete the entire job.
This video and description contains affiliate lin. To prepare for the removal firstly cut the rug and carpet up into 6 to 8 inch strips. This will mean it will be far easier to pull up even if stuck on fast with glue. The hardest part of replacing the boat carpet on a pontoon is this tear down process once you have removed all the items from your deck the project becomes very easy.
Pull the carpet strips up. How to remove carpet from a pontoon. Examine the floor for any high spots of marine adhesive that might remain and sand the spots down being careful not to damage the flooring. Spray some glue over a small area at the center of the deck and unroll the carpet enough to glue the center down.
First you ll want to get the pontoon out of the water and onto dry land and make a base for it to sit on the ground or in a garage if you are luckier than we were. Cut the pontoon carpet into smaller strips. Day 2 finish removing carpet from all parts cut new carpet and install on parts at shop. 12 x19 piece of new carpet.
Pull up the carpet grabbing it by the sides and working your way around the perimeter until it is completely freed from the floor. Gently roll the carpet to the heavy object without allowing the carpet to shift.