[Ed]

I guess you can't keep a boat geek away for too long...

Dan and Jason- thank you for the heads up on maple's swelling characteristics. Did not know about that.

Jason- also thank you very much for the teak offer but I am going to go ahead and use the maple and see what happens. I really like the look of it and will give it my best shot.....plus it did not cost a ton of money. Anything will look better than what was on there!

One last question....doesn't Sunseeker use bird's eye maple in their boat interiors???? I could have sworn there is one here at the Marina that has bird's eye maple but it could be mistaken. Perhaps it is a faux finish??

Ed