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Evan,
I had to reposition a couple bulkheads on my 32' Traveler becasue of the
previous owners bad (IMO) layout.
I went thru a short learning curve on how much glass dust I could spread
around the entire interior before I stopped grinding the tabbing.
Then I took the base plate off my jig saw and was able to get pretty close
by using a thin blade and making it bend to run parallel to the hull, slow
and broke a few blades.
I ended up using a sharpened up old wood chisel to cut the tabbing and get
the bulkhead out, and get some of the tabbing off the inside of the hull,
minimizing grinding of the remainder.
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I am going to trim some plywood frames that intersect the hull right at

the
shoulder position of a few quarterberths. These are either 1/4" or 3/8"
plywood frames, tabbed both sides to the hull. By the way, I'm a naval
architect and mech. engineer so I have a pretty good idea of what I can

and
cannot cut

I can cut down into the glass with a jigsaw, but the baseplate of the

jigsaw
will bump the hull before I get close enough - and I would like to run the
cut line right down the hull for about 12".

So the tools I have available a

- angle grinder with cut-off wheel
- dremel tool with fiberglass cutting discs
- jigsaw

Any other tools that might work for a tight cut against the hull through
fiberglass tabbing? The only other one I can think of is a reciprocating
saw ("Sawz-All") but they are a bit hard to control and still get a nice
close to the hull.

I recognize I'll have to do some grinding / sanding of the last of the
tabbing but would like to minimize the amount of this.

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Thanks to all for the brilliant suggestions. We do have a Milwaulkee detail
sander that does a very good job as a detail sander. The cost of the Fein
was hard to swallow at the time I bought it (it was a Christmas gift FOR my
wife). So buying a Fein for what is likely to be a one time job seems tough
to bear. I can always get one if the other suggestions don't work.

I liked the "jigsaw without baseplate" and the use of wood chisels to remove
the tabbing and I'll try them.

I also bought lots of plastic sheeting and a shop vac in anticipation of
this being ugly.

For a cautionary tale - on my last boat I had one or two spots where the
tabbing was loose. Being a bit over-cautious I ground off ALL the old
tabbbing and re-glassed bulkheads and furniture wherever I could find them.
Made me confident with the boat's structure. But I don't really, well,
really _enjoy_ grinding glass as much any more... Working in tiny lockers
was the worst.


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