I'm a regular on an AL deer hunting forum. I use to big a rabid deer hunter. I'm about over that.

So there's a fishing forum on that website as well....

The guys there are recommending that I put padding under the carpet on my boat before I recarpet it.

Anybody on here have a padded carpet deck on their boat?

Boat carpet padding is NOT cheap. It will cost as much as the carpet. The way those green carp fishermen talk it's the best thing since sliced bread.... Having said that, I don't stand up that much when I fish for crappie, but it's touted to make your carpet last longer and stay in better overall condition...

By the time I get this Xpress restored I think I would have been just as well off to buy a new one.

Maybe my kids won't mind me spending their college fund on this boat.