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I have not done one on a Princecraft but I would recommend even though your pole is stuck in the seat pedestal socket that you unscrew that so that when you do replace the carpeting you will be able to lay the carpet right underneath, because if you don’t “I bet you that, 99% of the time the carpet wont hold for very long.â€
The next thing you know the carpet will start to lift, either because it was lifted by accident or due to water slowly sipping through underneath. I was chatting with a guy from Rochester NY and he re-did is boat that is similar to yours and he said to me that he used a glue from 3M that came in a can that looked like spaghetti it came out of the can and he swears by it as being the best and easiest way to do it.
Good luck.
PS: If you go to www.bassboatcentral.com they have a Boat Restoration section and they have a lot of pictures that could help you out.
I refinished the interior of a 15' Springbok this year. Basically if the existing carpet is fixed to the the underside of the flooring in the boat you should lift the flooring, remove the old stuff, replace anything that looks dodgey and then recarpet and replace the flooring. I used stainless steel staples and PL Premium construction adhesive to stick the new stuff down. I ran it out in swirls over the flooring and then used a notched tile trowel to spread it out evenly and then stuck the carpet down. and staples the edges on the underside. Worked great and looks nice.
By the way, I went to the trouble of buying proper marine carpet ($$$) and installed it. After I was done I was walking through RONA and there was a bin of outdoor rolls of carpet that was identical (same weight, same feels, no backing, same colour, everything) for 1/3 the price. Live and learn.
