Sloops

Steel Age already? Well, I guess it's high time you built yourself a proper ship. The sloop is 4 blocks wide and over 8 blocks long, an impressive upgrade from the rowboat! It holds up to 13 containers and up to 7 passengers, and, depending on the wind, can sail extremely fast. It can also carry up to 6 cannons!

The sloop is expensive, however, requiring a wealth of steel, copper, wool, and other materials. But materials aren't the only cost! You'll have to learn how to sail, as well, and it can take some practice! You'll also likely want to build docks and other infrastructure if you plan on bringing your ship in close to shore.

Here is bill of materials for constructing the sloop:

12 Steel Ingots
24 Copper Ingots
648 Lumber
34 Logs
24 Wool Cloth
6 String
72 Jute Fiber

Much like a rowboat, you'll start with Shipwright's Scaffolding. However, you'll also need a new flat variant for larger ships.

Shipwright's Scaffolding arranged in order to construct a sloop hull.

Next, you'll need to add planks of suitably a strong hardwood:

Acacia
Ash
Aspen
Birch
Blackwood
Chestnut
Hickory
Maple
Oak
Rosewood
Sycamore

Four planks have been added to each scaffold.

Using a hammer in your offhand, add four copper bolts to each scaffold. Copper bolts are smithed from copper ingots.

Finally, add the cleats to the hull. These are smithed from steel double ingots.

Building the hull is only the first step of sloop construction, however! After the hull is complete, look for the blue hammer icon and use key.use to add the items that show next to your crosshair, building out the rest of the ship.

The following pages contain recipes for unique items you'll need to complete the construction.

You'll also need to add an anchor, which is smithed from a Steel Double Sheet.