They were 9 years old. I went to Lowe's and bought 2x6's because the pontoon sets on the big side in a V shape. I wanted more bunk to hit when loading the tub. Bought my carpet on Ebay for half what I saw everywhere else. It is designed to get wet. Water should drip dry soon after unloading or loading. I used exterior carpet glue and also stapled the carpet to insure it stuck good when glue dried.

I don't think Bass Pro used weather treated wood. I bought my boat/trailer at age 8 and the bunks were so rotten I was surprised. I never saw the trailer without the boat on it until I rented a slip. I was lucky the boat didn't fall off in the middle of the road somewhere. The strap wasn't very good either.