Jon

I believe the general theme here is that the Fien Multimaster is an excellent tool that excels at many tasks while working on these good old boats. And when I bought mine there was not another tool out there that would do the job as well. That however is no longer the case. The clones have arrived and some of them are very good tools for much less money. And we all know that there is a never ending list of things we need to spend money on for these old boats.

I would caution you if you decide to buy a clone instead of the original that you check it very closely. Read the online reviews of any tool you are contemplating and DO NOT get caught up in buying a clone that has the lowest price of all the models out there. There is a reason the tool is the cheapest and you will not like it.

Bottom line is with some well spent research time you can indeed buy a clone that will get the job done for less money than the Fein but you have to do your research.