liquid design_tables/browser compatibility

this design was built to be liquid (100%)...with using tables. the top table has lots of images and therefore it is understandable why it falls apart on browser resize. the grey table directly underneath expands neither to the width of the upper or lower table.

any suggestions? perhaps i "must" put the whole thing into one table sized at 100%....but, i "think" that this would increase the download time..

in netscape four the whole thing is completely out of line

http://www.whatsnewonline.com/caribbeanorganics.htm

thanks all,