I am having very similar issues. @matheny.dylan I thought there was only one set of hulls (is all I have ava. to craft), No? It's frustrating as I have been using that tiny sail to try and look for other islands and that is just simply insane. Sure hope to get this figured out.
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Also worth noting, I have tried to place the sail / mast and the helm and neither will allow me to (red box area) and has the same effect on the ship, trying to flip and or sink it.