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MAY-2006

My Ryobi Laminate Trimmer / Flush Cut Bit

Here's a close up of my laminate trimmer. The base of my standard Porter Cable router was just a bit large for cutting these port openings. Unless you have lots of flat cabin side real estate on your particular boat use a laminate trimmer. The base of a laminate trimmer is nice and small and it worked very well, on our boat, when used from the outside. The cabin liner on the inside interfered with the base this is why I chose to cut from the outside.

Basically, once adjusted for proper depth of cut, the guide bearing rides along the surface of the template and the blade cuts the fiberglass. It's quick easy and neat but NOT clean.
I advise having a shop vac on board for this job. No matter how you try and contain the dust it makes a HUGE mess. One other tip is to remove your interior cushions before doing this job..

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Guest		20-Oct-2012 12:33
I used a trash bin, braced it in place with two boat hooks on the inside and then used blue painters tape around the edges. after the cutting you just vac it out no mess at all.

Kerry		07-Oct-2009 13:05
try this. Get a large pudding bowl or bucket that will fit over the port light and clamps, then put some door sealing rubber around the edge, get a body to hold it over the cutout and clamps from the inside and Viola no (or little) dust on the inside, especially if you vac out before they remove the bowl (hint) a clear one is good if you can get it.