Board Thread:Forum Roleplays/@comment-26236093-20150610202339/@comment-25799916-20150616235533

Berry6419 wrote: Powkchop lowrd wrote: Berry6419 wrote: Speganomad wrote: No not at all Berry ships float cause there density is lower than water and rocks are very dense no matter how heavy the rocks are it would still sink or be un sailable due to manvuerablity  Ships float because air is trappen in the logs and planks. Not because it is lighter.

My ship floats even with stone because it is not only light stone, the ship is still mostly made of wood. I grew up on boats, I would know this. Ships float becuase the force of the water pushing up is greater than the force of gravity on the boat pushing down. Not becuase they have air in them. This is why some ships can still sail even when they have taken on water. Spegonomad is mostly right. But a stone ship would be an incredibly difficult feat to pull off, and not worth the work. Sorry to kill your thunder. My ship is mostly wood! Only part of it is stone!

If that's the reason boats float, then a partly stone ship would be perfectly plausible because it isn't entirely made of stone! There is just a little stone on the outside of the hull for protection! You make a point here, but if there was enough stone in the hull of the ship to provide protection, then most likely it wouldn't float. But, if there is some exposed wood, it might be possible. You'll have to balance it out by making it slow though.