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I understand how to re-carpet a boat on the basic level. But my Lowe 170 has compnents that appear to have been carpeted then rivetted in place to make the deck. I've included pictures. How do I do it?

Got a great deal on a Lowe 170 from a friend. It's a 1999 with a Johnson 50 with trim and tilt. The boat needs cleaned as well as new carpet, a deck extension/storage, bluewater LED's, new batteries, oboard charger, boat buckles, rod buckle, new graphs, and some re-wiring, as well as new trailer...

So started the Merc this afternoon for the first time in about 3-4 months. Gas is roughly 5 months old; boat is always stored in a heated garage. Hooked it up to the muffs and fired it up, took quite a while to get it primed, primed the bulb forever then the prime button on the motor 10 times...

Just got my lawrance hds 5 hooked up last night and ran on a completely different setup that my trolling motor, that is to say diff battery and everything. When I engage the trolling motor it interferes with my ff read out instantly for about two seconds then as long as the tm is running no...

Hey guys just bought some of what I think is the go-to outdoor carpet adhesive for most john boat converters but I am confused. Everyone seems to say three coats of spar varnish on marine grade plywood then carpet with adhesive. But, the can of adhesive says do not use on stained, painted, or...

Hey everyone picked this up today for $1,300, It's an 11 boat and a 08 trailer. Worried about the trailer size but anyhow going to move forward. I will be putting a deck on this boat at bench seat height. I put the boat in the water today and it was astonishingly tippy. I stood on the...

Hey guys, fist time post here. I have been cruising around for a while and finally decided to join. I have been looking for a good 14ft semi v hull boat to put a casting deck on and bass fish from and have narrowed it down to a 1990 lund with a 1990 25 hp mercury and a hull rite trailer. Or a...