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    Dave Martin

    Dave built an extension on his garage, at left, then purchased a pile of high-quality marine plywood, above, to cut into dozens of components for the Tiki 30, below.
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    The first cut, Part Two

    Gearing up to build a catamaran at home Issue 71 : Mar/Apr 2010 In the last issue, Dave Martin wrote about the chain of decisions that led to his building a catamaran in his garage. In this, the secon...

    Dave Martin
    July 22, 2026
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