[Pblais]

Having just completed the entire interior in a faux leather I really can't think of a better product than Ultra Leather "Brisa". It breathes, feels like the best and softest leather and can be cleaned with spray cleaner. These are the things you really want in boat upholstery!

The weight is a poor substitute for the actual material. The weight is after all the weight. Cotton is heavy but maybe the worst choice possible. I would go for the "double rub count". This is how well it will wear. No one needs to care about weight as it means little.

The other approach is to buy something you just like and then add hideously ugly seat covers. Then you can sit on cheap and ugly material but be able to sell the boat with beautiful upholstery for the new owner. It sort of reminds me of a childhood friend whose mother covered all the living room furniture in plastic and never took the plastic off.

Get the best and toughest material you can afford and spend many years enjoying the process of wearing it out! The really good stuff should take 15 years of serious use. This is what life is all about.