I'm in the same predicament, I'm stripping the old carpet from my old 17 ft deep vee, and its a lot of work. I also had a short circuit in my control board, and thats another thing, but even though I'm not6 that handy, I'm going to try to do it myself, because I'm fixing the old one to give to my kid, who has a runa bout, and needs a fishing boat, but is too cheap to go and but one. but maybe thats why he has money in three banks, and owns a lake house.