Marine Carpet Question

[gunflint]

I'm in the process of putting carpet on the deck. The old carpet had a bead of carpet glue that ran along the joint where the carpet meets the aluminum hull. (No carpet on the hull) Is there a better compound I can use to seal this joint so that it (the carpet) doesn't separate or fray? Thanks

[Guest]

Use outdoor carpet adhesive. It not only does a good job of holding the carpet, but it seals out the moisture to the wood.

[BiffleFan]

If you can get it to tuck down in behind the wood and aluminum that would be best. Otherwise cut it w/ a sharp carpet knife as clean as you can and maybe use some clear silicone caulk or they make a carpet seam sealer that is tough stuff, very good glue that will hold up to water but can get real messy if you are not careful. Use a real sharp blade and trim up edge w/ scissors or singe it w\ a lighter lightly.

[gunflint]

That sounds like what I'm looking for. I should have said seam instead of joint in my original post. I have Cabela's marine carpet glue to adhere the carpet to the deck but I needed something for the seam.

What ever the guy that installed the original carpet used for the seams is probably only available through NASA. I think they use it on the space shuttle. Man that stuff was tough to get off.