RE: catalina27-talk: Replacing carpet

[Robert Mann]

Hey Ted, nice to meet another local guy!  There are three or four of us that appear from time-to-time.  Usually when TF isn’t talking with Dave <G>.   Snaps really aren’t needed.  Because of all the cut-outs, just laying it down will hold it in place.  I went to Lowes two years ago and purchased a Berber remnant for $40.  After the cut-out, I just laid it down.  It doesn’t move one bit.   Bob Mann Windcatcher ’85 C27, #5928 http://homepages.comcast.net/sailrmann GPWoods Lake Front Park   -----Original Message----- From: catalina27-talk@memberclicks.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ted glynn Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2006 10:27 AM To: catalina27-talk@memberclicks.com Subject: catalina27-talk: Replacing carpet   I'm replacing the original carpet in my 82 Catalina 27. I brought the old carpet home for the winter, thinking I would take it to a regular carpet shop and ask them to cut a piece and install the snaps, using the old carpet as a template.   I had previously checked with CatalinaOwners.Com, and they don't carry carpet.   Has anyone done this? Are there special specs for boat carpet? Is it likely the snaps will be in the right place when I go to install it? Would I be better off to buy the carpet as a rectangle, lay it on the floor, then cut it and install the snaps in place? Any ideas would be appreciated.     Ted G Rayo de Luna Jefferson Beach Marina St. Clair Shores, MI