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Taking up the carpet is not that bad, but getting the glue off they use to glue it down is really a pain. I had mine glassed, but that was part of the deck replacement, so it cost more than pulling up the carpet and rolling gelcoat on the deck. It's a lot of work, in your case, if you store the boat carefully and make sure your canvas is water proofed, it may not be necessary. I did mine that way, because I could see that the construction they used was just rot prone in my opinion. The deck was not sealed well, the holes drilled to mount seats were not sealed, and then they put carpet that holds moisture on top of that, ideal conditions for rot. I would take it out of storage after 5 months and the carpet under the rear seats was still damp. I had a good cover on it but the water still gets in. Now, with the 'glassed deck, the water that does get in evaporates fast.
If you wanted to do it yourself, you'd have to get a belt sander, palm sander, and all the safety stuff (3M fume respirator, goggles, tyvek suit, etc).
Another alternative is this, there is likely a thin coat of glass on the deck. You could remove the carpet and then remove that glue (lots a luck) sand it well, and paint it with a deck paint for boats, you can also add a non skid substance to it. Then, when you are going to replace the seats, put some 3M 4200 sealer in all the screw holes to keep out moisture. That would be a bit easier than rolling gelcoat, but I have seen rolled gelcoat jobs that looked great.
There are still other options, like marine deck vinyls, that can be used, but installing them takes more skill, and I'm not sure that they really are impervious to moisture.
Having carpet on a plywood cored deck in an open boat, is like putting indoor/outdoor carpet on a house deck, made of wood, makes no sense, covers up lousy glass work and causes rot.
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