A vinyl manufacturer, AMTICO makes two of their many wood designs in Teak
and Washed Teak. It is a glue down product, ( available in 3 / 4/ or 6
inch.. three foot long strips ....)and seems to be solid vinyl. I'd have to
guess that it would be a very appropriate replacement for a non-structural
sole.

Their web site is http://www.amtico.com/home/whats_new.asp and we have the
material "washed teak" down in our kitchen. Other than a poor leveling job
by the contractor, we are very happy with it's appearance. The contractor
will be back this weekend to rip it up and re-level the whole kitchen!

Nearly everyone thinks it is natural wood and most people couldn't tell the
difference without crawling on the floor. Home Depot (Expo) carries it.
RichG

"Dave Mac" wrote in message
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Hi I am in the process of replacing the teak ply in my sailboat
interior and was wondering if anyone has used any other type of floor
such as engineered or solid wood? What would the downside be to using
this type of material.

Thanks Dave