Teak and holly hell
The guy who owned my boat before me installed a teak and holly sole. I love the way it looks--between discolored portions where water leaked into the boat and rotted it out. I wouldn't have it in a boat again, at least not until I had enough money to have someone come in weekly on my (this is a fantasy, you understand) new 35 foot wood pilot cutter to have somebody do the maintenance. I know this is probably just immature, but I'd rather spend my limited time sailing actually sailing, not finishing and refinishing all the wood. The best solution I've seen to the fiberglass sole problem is that of a guy whose boat I almost bought: he cut out two identical pieces of carpet that fit the entire sole, stem to stern. When one gets dirty, he replaces it with the other and gets the first cleaned. It doesn't look as good as teak and holly, but it's a lot easier to deal with. If it gets wet and ruined, you just throw it away. I, on the other hand (back to reality, now), am going to be spending weeks on my hands and knees with a crow bar trying to pry up my beautiful teak and holly sole while the ret of you are out sailing...--Brad ElbeinC30 "Nessie"