Best Cordless tool to shear or cut stainless steel bolts

I am getting around to replace my toerails in my 1979 CAL39MKII shallow draft. While finsihing the grab rails and cutting by hand all the protuding bolts - it dawn on me that there must be a better way - I do not have access to electricity so my trusty ROTOZIP will not do Anybody has suggestions? There will be a lot of bolts that I will need to cut Thanks

Well many people do not agree with this, but dEmO grabs the extended past the nut part of the bolt with a pair of vise grips, and in usually three to four bends, breads off the stub. Then you hit it with a file to make sure any razor edges are gone. A purist would never do this.. but it works well, and has caused no problems with my yachts yet. :-) From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Carlos Proa Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 3:35 PM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: [Cal_Boats] Best Cordless tool to shear or cut stainless steel bolts I am getting around to replace my toerails in my 1979 CAL39MKII shallow draft. While finsihing the grab rails and cutting by hand all the protuding bolts - it dawn on me that there must be a better way - I do not have access to electricity so my trusty ROTOZIP will not do Anybody has suggestions? There will be a lot of bolts that I will need to cut Thanks

--- In Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com, "Carlos Proa" <carlosproacarlos@...> wrote: > > I am getting around to replace my toerails in my 1979 CAL39MKII > shallow draft. While finsihing the grab rails and cutting by hand all > the protuding bolts - it dawn on me that there must be a better way - > I do not have access to electricity so my trusty ROTOZIP will not do > > Anybody has suggestions? There will be a lot of bolts that I will need > to cut That might be enough to justify a generator to power a Sawzall. When we took the toe rails off Conquest, the guys were able to use a screwdriver and socket wrench on the bolts in the track but the others were taken out with a Sawzall. An alternative would be to extract the plugs and remove the rest of the bolts that way, especially if you were going to save the rails and reuse them. Mike Kennedy Conquest Cal 40 # 96 > > Thanks >