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Our Aussie friend, Graham Parton saved a whole bunch of Jim Michalak's essays before Jim closed his website. I was able to download the 88 articles - almost 600 pages - and assemble them into a single PDF file with a clickable index. This is a great resource and it helps Jim out too. Here are the essays in the PDF: January 15, 1998 – Trailering Plywood Boats
January 30, 1998 – Cartopping
February 28, 1998 – Water Ballast
March 15, 1998 – Water Ballast Details
April 1, 1998 – Hiking and Sail Forces
May 1, 1998 – Sizing Sails
May 15, 1998 – Sizing Underwater Boards
June 1, 1998 – Underwater Board Shape
June 15, 1998 – Pivoting Leeboard Design
July 1, 1998 – Thoughts of Sails 1
July 15, 1998 – Thoughts of Sails 2
August 1, 1998 – Thoughts of Sails 3
August 15, 1998 – Scram Pram Capsize Tests
September 1, 1998 – Sail Rig Spars
September 15, 1998 – AF3 Capsize Tests
October 1, 1998 – Reboarding After Capsize
October 15, 1998 – Lugsails from Polytarp 1
November 1, 1998 – Lugsails from Polytarp 2
November 15, 1998 – Rigging Lugsails
January 15, 1999 – Materials and Tools
February 15, 1999 – Nicaraguan Bevels
March 1, 1999 – Taped Seams
March 15, 1999 – Prismatic Coefficient
April 1, 1999 – Figuring Displacement
April 15, 1999 – Guessing at Weight
May 1, 1999 – Butt Joints In Plywood
May 15, 1999 – Sail Area Math
June 1, 1999 – Small Boat Rudders
June 15, 1999 – Rigging Sharpie Sprit Sails
July 1, 1999 – Reefing Sharpie Sprit Sails
July 15, 1999 – Polytarp Sharpie Sprit Sail
August 1, 1999 – Polytarp Sharpie Sprit Sail #2
August 15, 1999 – More Polytarp Sails
October 1, 1999 – Emergency Flotation
October 15, 1999 – Boat Costs
November 1, 1999 – Center of Gravity
February 1, 2000 – Hollow Spars
April 1, 2000 – Hull Shaping
April 15, 2000 – Choosing a Design
May 1, 2000 – Joining Plywood Sheets
May 15, 2000 – Messabouts
July 15, 2000 – Sailing for Nonsailors 1
August 1, 2000 – Sailing for Nonsailors 2
August 15, 2000 – Sailing for Nonsailors 3
September 1, 2000 – Leeboard Issues
September 15, 2000 – Knockdown Recovery
October 1, 2000 – Motors and Rudders
November 1, 2000 – Hatches and Vents
November 15, 2000 – Electric Boats 1
December 1, 2000 – Electric Boats 2
January 1, 2001 – Outboard Tiller Extension
January 15, 2001 – Mast Tabernacles
April 1, 2001 – Birdwatcher Hulls
May 15, 2001 – Why Build a Boat?
June 15, 2001 – Wooden Boat Construction 1
July 1, 2001 – Wooden Boat Construction 2
October 1, 2001 – Scarfing Lumber
October 15, 2001 – The Weather
November 1, 2001 – Building Piccup Pram, Part 1 — by Rob Rohde-Szudy
November 15, 2001 – Building Piccup Pram, Part 2 — by Rob Rohde-Szudy
January 15, 2002 – Making A Hull 1
February 1, 2002 – Making A Hull 2
February 15, 2002 – Making A Hull 3
March 1, 2002 – Making A Hull 4
June 15, 2002 – Sail Shaping 1
July 1, 2002 – Sail Shaping 2
August 1, 2002 – Piccup Pram Accessories
August 15, 2002 – Making Oars
September 1, 2002 – Boat Camping 1
September 15, 2002 – Boat Camping 2
October 15, 2002 – Knockdown Recovery 2
November 1, 2002 – Knockdown Recovery 3
January 1, 2003 – Sail Rig Trim 1
January 15, 2003 – Sail Rig Trim 2
February 1, 2003 – Navigator Cabins
March 15, 2003 – Propellor Pitch
April 15, 2003 – Rowboat Setup
May 1, 2003 – Propellor Slip
June 1, 2003 – Old Outboard Fuel Consumption
July 15, 2003 – Horse Talk
August 1, 2003 – Real Life Sail Area Math
September 1, 2003 – Measuring Prop Thrust
September 15, 2003 – Rot Repair?
October 15, 2003 – Birdwatcher Lugsail
November 15, 2003 – Glassing Plywood
March 15, 2010 – Rigging a Lugsail
November 1, 2023 – Balanced Lug Jiffy Reef
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