wall carpet

[tony]

We are contemplating purchasing a Hunter 34---1983,and the carpet on the walls is severely mildewed. It does not look like it will be easy to replace, does anyone have any suggestions as to whether it would be easier to replace , repair or cover over?

 

[Rick Webb]

Carpet Cleaner, Maybe

We have loaded a carpet cleaner with bleach and used it to get rid of mildew before and had pretty good luck. You may want to try it before replacing the carpet. Is the boat at the BYC and owned by someone at Keesler? Just wondering if it the same one. We will watch for you on the way to Ship Island.

 

[Denis McAuliffe]

Carpet Replacement

I have a 1979 25' Hunter. The carpet on the walls was a mess, falling off and mildewed. This past srping my wife and I removed the carpeting and then scraped down the bulkheads to remove all of the old backing. It was a messy job but only took a couple of days. We bought new wall carpet from BOAT US . I didn't have the patirnce to put it up but luckily my wife did. It took her about 3 days of cutting and hanging with a spray adhesive.We also put new carpet on the floor and recoverd the cudshions. It looks like a new boat. Replacing the wall carpet was well worth it.Denis

 

[craig]

We did it

on our 87 34 we had the same mess. FIRST find the leaks and fix. I ripped out the aft area first. I used straight bleach and a cloth to wipe down the entire wall to remove the mold and mildew. Note that this stuff is really strong and you need ventilation and dont work for very long. Like a couple of minutes will do. I left ours sit until i rebedded ports, siliconed the tow rail, tighted the tow rail bolts and siliconed anything and everything on top. Like majic my leaks stopped. We bought our carpeting at the fabric store. Is is lighter weight than what was in there and therefore easier to work with. We used contact cement and worked as a team to install. We eventually did the vberth and main cabin sides also. The old carpeting was hard to pull off the walls. My wife used a razor knife to help as i pulled. Big improvement along with new cushions, three coats of varnish and squeaky clean bilges. It's alot of work but worth it and i can feel good about having friends down.