www.iFourWinns.com

How would one go about getting new outside carpet for your four winns?

When I needed new carpet I ordered some Marine Tuft, used the old carpet as a pattern, and found someone with a carpet binding machine for the edges.

http://www.marinetuft.com.au/home.htm

USA

http://www.marinetuftusa.com

Much better, long term, than the manufacturer's rubber backed carpet.

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John
2006 Four Winns Vista 278 (sold)

Part of the point in carpet having backing is to keep it from moving around and/or scuffing the fiberglass underneath it. Granted, which will probably be non-slip surfaces anyway. Which would probably do more to grind at the carpet backing than harm the fiberglass. But I'd still want to be sure the backing material wasn't going to end up making things worse. That and there's some degree of comfort backing provides.

I recall another carpet maker (whose name escapes) me, that used a more clear kind of rubbery backing in strips, instead of a whole mat like the black kind.

Still, it's good to have alternatives, thanks for the links!

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-Bill Kearney, 2005 348 Vista

Call a company of "Carpets by Otto" they are out of Toledo Ohio, Ask for Otto Weik, I actually have his old boat and he can tell you the type of carpet you need. He cut and hemmed the one that is in my boat and its over 5 years old and it looks new and is tough as nails. I can't recall the type used for the boat. He will probably cut it for you and hemm it for you and send it out to you as well. Hope this helps

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1997 Horizon RS 180
5.7 GL Volvo Penta /SX drive. (1.60)
2018 Ford F-150 super crew 4x4

I replaced all the carpet last year - all with a high quality home carpet. There is a guy on my dock that does it on the side and has been putting this carpet in boats for years (at least 5 on my dock alone). It has a 'soft' bottom, not the scaly hard bottom of some carpets and has no rubber. The water runs right through it, which is great so it dries really fast. Each section was cut in one large piece and made to fit perfectly to the edges, so it doesn't move around at all. Best of all it looks great, feels great underfoot and didn't have the 'marine' cost.

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1969 Chris Craft Commander 47
1999 Four Winns 328 Vista - SOLD

Many have purchased from a company called Custom Marine Carpets at http://www.snapincarpets.com

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"Knot Easy" 2000 Horizon 240 Volvo 5.7GS /SX
tow: 2017 Honda PILOT EXL-AWD
prev. boats:
'87 Chaparral 198CXL 4.3 OMC Cobra
'69 Jetstar 16ft Ski Boat, 115hp Yamaha
'68 Aluminum Jon Boat, 3hp Sears
'64 Water Wings

I replaced all of mine with all weather carpet from Lowes it has a heavy rubber backing so it dont slide and it looks great. got enought to make another when this one gets too beat up years from now

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"Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes "

1996 238 Vista dlx "Casper's Toy Too"
2006 5.0GXI w/closed cooling, DP-sm 1.95 drive
Previous boat:
1998 Sundowner 205