i have a 95 Kenner 21ft that has carpet on decks and sidewalls. will be having all of that redone in off white gel coat and webbed with the teal color of my boat next month. just wondering if anyone has had carpet replaced with the gelcoat and how it looked after. anyone have any before and after shots???

I did it on my '99 Kenner. I stripped the carpet and sanded the deck myself to save money. Had a guy at Chris's Marine in Aransas Pass do the textured gelcoat and webbing. He even removed the center console and fuel tank. I want to say it cost me about $750 or so.

I loved it and it was much more functional for a saltwater boat. Whoever thought that carpet in a bayboat was a good idea should be horsewhipped.

I agree, that carpet is no good on a bay boat. Do u have any before and after pictures you could post??

Yes I do, but those pics are on my other computer which is temporarily out of service due to a virus. Therefore, I cannot retrieve said pics. So I guess the real answer is no.

No big deal, I'm just excited to get it done and see what its gonna look like.

Trust me, you'll like it. Much easier to keep clean and looks much nicer.

Another option if you are a DIY guy is marine deck paint with non-skid additive. I did it on a sailboat deck and it lasted for years. Should it wear, which will take a very long time, it's easy enough to freshen it up. It comes in flat or gloss and rolls on easily and is much cheaper than gelcoat and also lighter in weight,

$750?! Man I need to shop around! I've got a quote for 2200, but that's starting from square one, carpet removal to finish. I need to hit him up about doing some of the manual labor myself. $750!!!!!

ive got a guy coming to the house to do mine, hes charging me $1000. but ive got it all stripped down for him. all he has to do is prep boat and apply gel coat and webbing. hes a mobile service. my boss used him about 3 yrs ago and said he did a good job and hasnt had any problems with the work.