You have fiberglass underneath the carpet. It is probably glued on, and
will be a mess to pull up. A friend of mine just did this to his bay boat,
and ended up having to sand the fiberglass to get the glue out, then paint
it to make it look decent.


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om...
Right now, as I write this email at 1:51 am Eastern Standard time, it
is pouring rain outside. The heaviest rain i've heard at night this
summer in South Florida.

This Past Saturday, I took the boat out with a group of sloppy
drinking, pasta eating, what the hell types. So upon returning, I
decided to shampoo the carpet and let it Sun dry so the cover was off.
Well, I'm sure the boat must have about 1 inch of constant water in on
the carpet right now.

Anyways, when I bought the boat used about 6 months ago, i loved
everything about it (yes it's a Bayliner and been good to me really),
except the carpet. I wondered how on earth carpet could survive south
florida rains and the mess that is boating sometimes ... fish, rusty
ankors, olive oil and pasta So my intentions were to someday rip
out the carpet (maybe wood) and lay loncoin or something else on
top... BUT, everybody i talked to says, NAH, leave it alone, it's cozy
or just wait for it to rot or fail OR, you'll like muck it up by
messing with it ... SOMEHOW..SOMEWAY... I'm starting to wonder if it's
going to last forever if it's lasted this long exposed to the elements
down here.

Question, would anybody know, what will i find under the carpet. I
suspect it's plain white pine plywood with that coat of grey material.
The bildge appears to be made of that same construction (only without
the carpet) and that appears to be more water tight and sealed than a
swimming pool.

Today the carpet and floor look in great condition. If my intentions
are to someday change the floor wood/ carpet and appolstry anyways,
should i just enjoy the boat and see how long before the floor gives?
Any predictions if the boat goes from fully soaked to sun dried about
20 times a year or so?

Many thanks for any help or information