[tomtabor]

Originally Posted by mybuoys

It is avaliable in a bunch of diffrent placesbetter option for the Sea Ray. World panel is $169 DELIVERED!!!for 4X10 --the others sell in 6' X the yard or the foot. Plus shipping. Good luck!!

INTERESTING THREAD AND TIMELY FOR ME: I was told about a non-wood based composite flooring that looks like teak and holly. I have found the pergos, and looked at every link on this thread... Perhaps what I am looking for doesn't exist.

One of the links brought me to a tounge and groove product finished with laminate... but the concern is the seams,,, moisture gets in at every crack or seam,.. They are shipping a sample.

I have a racing sloop, with a fairly flat bottom, meaning no bilge to speak of.. 4-5" at best. When the boat heels as it is designed to do, any water in the bilge area hits the floor boards. With any wood based product, or even tounge and groove flooring, there is opportunity for water getting in, and expansion.

Before hearing about the composite look alike, I was planning to have built a custom solution ...flooring using high density foam board, wrapped in carbon fiber, then finished with a teak and holly veneer, epoxy sealed and finished... It will take a lot more time and work than I hoped, but will be strong, water proof, and light weight. Also with veneer, I won't have to worry about it looking like the real thing, it will be the real thing.

Anybody have experience with this?

[AMG]

Hi, what you describe will not be ideal I am afraid as teak needs to be thicker than a veneer to not dry out. Thin teak on decks have this problem and I suspect that indoors and just a veneer may go the same way.

I saw an artificial teak called Aikona recently and on the net I found a dealer selling both Flexiteek and Aikona. If you ask them, you can find out what differs between the two and what they suggest in your case: http://www.advancedmarinedecking.co....na-decking.htm

[tomtabor]

Originally Posted by AMG

Hi, what you describe will not be ideal I am afraid as teak needs to be thicker than a veneer to not dry out. Thin teak on decks have this problem and I suspect that indoors and just a veneer may go the same way.

I saw an artificial teak called Aikona recently and on the net I found a dealer selling both Flexiteek and Aikona. If you ask them, you can find out what differs between the two and what they suggest in your case: http://www.advancedmarinedecking.co....na-decking.htm

Thank you for your reply. I have seen the teak & holly veneer, and perhaps it is not really teak, but it is wood and comes in thin flat sheets. I was thinking if epoxy-ed onto a firm substrate, and then sealed and finished with thinned epoxy, and laquered over, it would serve the purpose... could even add some sort of non skid material into the epoxy to make it sticky.

I'll check the referenced product lines, Thanks for your input.

Tom

[AMG]

OK Tom, I had the impression you was after the non-skid properties of natural teak. If it is just the looks, your idea will probably work.

[tomtabor]

Originally Posted by AMG

OK Tom, I had the impression you was after the non-skid properties of natural teak. If it is just the looks, your idea will probably work.

Hi AMG,
Yes I want the look of natural teak, the non skid properties, I want it light weight, and to last a long time, and I want it cheap!

Is that too much to ask!?


Tom

[AMG]

Originally Posted by tomtabor

I want it light weight..

I think the Flexiteek is 10 kg/ sqm, not exactly light...