Replacing Bow Pulpit Seat

[scarlet]

We need to replace the pulpit seats on our Lagoon 450. The stainless steal supports are fine, but the top is a plywood that is splintering, and just looks bad. Asthetically, I would love teak or Cyprus up there.. but, it would be great to have minimal maintenance. I would really like to buy a composite wood, but all I can find is composite decking... I think I'd rather have a full board up there, rather than the decking, but I am open to any options, however, I know I don't want white starboard, just because I'd like it to look like it was an "upgrade".

I would love to hear from people who have replaced their seats, and what they have done. I'd also like to gather some resources for the materials.

[Perfect Ride]

For ease of maintenance Starboard has worked great for us. In terms of upgrade, look to custom design the grating and have that routed into the starboard: i.e. boat name or logo, favorite marine animal... ?