Tools that work & Etc.

[ebb]

tsprat is right on!
Despite being flogged on TV as a home improvement tool, it's real worth is boat work.
It is another one of those german tools that initially costs an arm
with the blades and accessories costing a leg.

Method of work ie cutting is vibrating /oscillting. Nothing turns or jumps around.
Their dainty dog-leg push blades cut straight in. They come in two or three widths starting at about 1" wide. This is the only tool anywhere that you will be able to cut the bulkheads off flush with the hull.
A reciprocating sawsall (that I have used in the Ariel) is really dangerous. You cut the bulkhead off leaving a stub. Then by bending a long Lenox against the hull attempt to pare the remains. Then you're into grinding to remove the rest of the tabbing. OH FUN!

The Fein will allow you to do it in almost one clean shot. As a plus you won't have to be a contortionist because the Fein is essentially a one hand tool.
You are going to smoke the expensive blades eating fiberglass, but that's the price for finesse.

It will do costly sanding into corners. You must buy their trianglar papers. I think Fein was the first and we woodworkers salivated until we found out how much it cost! There is a triangular grit tool that works well on lumpy glass. It is loud, much louder than what you hear on the tube ads.

On the down side is the funky fiddlely vacuum attachment. If Festool gets a 10 for their system the Fein gets a 3 in the design dept. However the oscillating nature of the Fein tool doesn't throw much dust in the air.

The one you probably want is advertised as the Fein Mutimaster. It comes with a 'home remodelers' set of attachments you can try. Woodcraft on the net has a video like the TV ad with a breathless annoying voice over. Take a look if you don't know the tool.
Big Box hardware stores - or look for online catalog sales: for example ToolCrib, ToolsPlus. Somebody may have a decent deal. $200 to $400.
Jamestown has a good picture display of what's available, however their prices suck.