Do boat manufacturers have carpet templates?

[Starky]

Do boat manufacturers use carpets templates for their boats? My 1983 168 Champion has no usable carpet.

[scotty34]

Nope, get a roll of brown paper at Lowes they use to protect floors during construction use to make templates. Use good 3m yellow masking tape to join seams so its wide enough.

[coreynov902]

Marinecarpeting.com has pre-cut carpeting kits for a lot of different bass boats. Might be worth checking to see if they carry one for your Champion.

[Starky]

Thanks Corey I called and they sent me a email with the template and dimensions.

[Scott S.]

Templates, templates are for rookies. I've done THOUSANDS of sea rays, we didn't have templates. They would cut the carpet off the roll to size with a CNC machine, roll those pieces up along with headliner and put them on a cart marked for the boat it went in. I did 5 boats a day, 23's and 24's with a once in a blue moon 25. If your lid is 25" x 25" cut a piece 32" x 32" at a minimum. You will need 6" to wrap around the lid to the inside. I've done dozens of champions, next to a triton they are the easiest to do, and to cut the carpet for. I use 8.5' wide carpet, it's the best size with very little waste.