It s important to use a quality marine carpet thin felt material will deteriorate quickly and tear after.
Boat trailer bunk carpet glue.
This boat carpet glue from boat carpet central has a formula that was specifically designed for gluing big sized boat carpets.
It comes in gallon sized pails which should be able to cover an area of 8 by 10 feet.
The bond is clean instant odorless voc free and nonflammable.
Glue staples battens and screws etc all come to mind but i don t see a clear winner.
Great for working in confined spaces.
Although i ve known some people to just add another layer of carpet over the existing carpet if the bunk is solid.
1 unbolt and remove existing bunk boards from trailer.
Marine grade boat carpet gluespray adhesive 12oz boat carpet adhesive 1 quart boat carpet adhesive 1 gallon boat carpet glue spray carpet adhesive great for applying carpet to trailer bunks or on your boat in those small hard to reach places 12oz.
After a trip to the sandblaster and a heap of new bits the trailer for my pathfinder is almost ready to go.
Slowly rewrap the lumber and allow the adhesive to dry for one to two hours.
As far as getting the carpet off in the future i would just recommend replacing the wood anytime you need to do carpet just my 2 cents so getting carpet off is not a consideration for me.
Take the existing bunk carpet off and sand away any glue or debris before applying new carpet.
From my research it seems that a combination stapling the carpet to the bunks using stainless or monel primarily an alloy of copper and nickel staples and outdoor carpet adhesive is the preferred method of attaching carpet.
Also examine the old bunk boards and make sure that they are not warped or broken.
Bunk tape is an aggressive transfer contact adhesive film tape for the adhering of bunk carpet to bunk rails.
I replaced the bunks on my pwc trailer with new pressure treated 2x4s and the fulton marine grade carpeting you mentioned.
Glue bunk carpet down and staple edges to prevent tearing while loading unloading your boat.
Bunk tape eliminates the need for messy flammable and time consuming liquid adhesives.
Take the carpet from the board and place it reverse on your flat surface.
Choose between 8 wide 12 wide or 24 wide bunk carpet to replace the carpet on your boat trailer bunks boat hoist bunks or boat lift bunks.
Step 4 glue the carpet.
Is there a preferred way to attach outdoor carpet to wooden bunks.
Now spray glue on both the board surfaces and underneath the carpet.
Unlike the common carpet the trailer bunk carpet is designed with superior quality material that is durable and holds up well in the harsh marine environment.