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Rich Schwochow wrote:Contrary to some, Trojan didn't use oil on the interior and heres why. Us old wooden Trojan guys would always say it smells like a Trojan. The reason for this was that they used "Cuprinol" on almost all of the wood in the entire boat. This was an old tried and true method of wood preserver. It works great but has an unusual and distinct odor. Because of the chemical make-up in Cuprinol, teak oil would never dry throughly. Most all of the plywood in a Trojan even that which has a venier of mahogany has Cuprinol on the ply, so a stain is the only thing that dosen't leach out on clothes,pillows, or fabrics. 30 years ago I even sanded,washed, and bleached the interior, then teak oiled it. It still felt tacky. Us oldtimers could walk blindfolded through a boat junkyard and find the Trojan.
CUPRINOL GREEN CUPRINOL GREEN!!! i'll never forget the smell and the odd colour. broadwater boats used it too in the 'plywood' days. ahhh memories.
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I really don't believe or see evidence of Cuprinol Being used on the inside wood work on a F series Trojan . maybe on the stringers but not on the wood work you seen .
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