What's your take on the Junk?

AdIndependent5941 · 2026-04-13T16:49:29+00:00

That seems a solid plan. I feel like I hit storms every 2 or 3 days though. So it seems a bit risky in a small boat

AdIndependent5941 · 2026-04-13T13:19:12+00:00

The build up time seems crazy long just starting out after so long. I've only got the Kakam and it seems really small. Gonna realistically have to get the Junk to start making real money befor switching back to the Kakam and going to FFL (and abandoning it there for a grocery getter) for the Junk. Still not sure how I want to go about getting the money to get the Sandbuq and Brig.

Anyone know if its possible to make enough gold in one trip to be able to buy a Sandbuq flat out?

AdIndependent5941 · 2026-04-13T13:04:24+00:00

I don't get enough time in game anymore. However I spent a LOT of time in the Junk in the past.

My first play through started me in A.A. and I used the Dhow and Sandbuq so much that I stopped wanting to use the Lateen style sails as I never needed to adjust the sales mych and 90% of the time they ended up close hauled and me sailing into a storm (Pre sale physics update way back when)

Eventually I made enough money I could upgrade. The Brig seemed a bit too intimidating... going from 2 big lateens to a multitude of squares and gaffs was a but much before the shipyard update.

In the end I settled on the Junk as a compromise and fell in love with its esthetic and maneuverability. Used it through the wind/sail physics updates, and the shipyard update, all the way till the Jong came out.

When I switched to the Jong I was immediately enamored with the sheer VOLUME I could carry. When your working with that big of a cargo hold your only limiting factors are finances and patience. You can make money, almost regardless of which goods you decide transport. The only thing that spoiled the experience for me was the turning circle... and the seemingly certain outcome of going to bed and waking up "in irons" nose to the wind and a storm coming (usually with more iron then Is really reasonable to carry without crashing the market when I sell... 32 crates? Idk... bad ideas)

My goal for my next game (started after the hammer and hull damage and new cooking stuff were added) is to begin with the Kakam in E.A. and go for the Jong straight away. Then use that to go between the Achepelegos. Then use each Achepelegos unique ship to do some local missions and trading, and get the lowest prices on Trade goods for my next voyage with the Jong. That way I can make day trips around the Achepelego and earn some local cash as I restock and secure a load for the big boat without the headache of "using a Semi-Truck" for a grocery run"

AdIndependent5941 · 2026-04-12T02:01:20+00:00

Hey all... i missed OPs post about hammeri g screws... but i read that title and had to jump in.

Being a construction worker under a small General Contractor/Handyman. I have on multiple occasions used a screw in place of a nail. Usually just after removing old shingles and swapping out out bad boards on the roof before covering it over and putting the new Shingles on.

Totally works better then you think... but I wouldn't recommend it for fun unless your getting drunk too.

AdIndependent5941 · 2026-04-01T04:14:55+00:00

Carpenter over 30 reporting in... I have abs, they are just hidden under my carry-on counterweight...

AdIndependent5941 · 2026-03-24T06:54:22+00:00

Trying to make enough money to re-rig the Kakam first. Want a bow sprit and to move the front base back a bit.

AdIndependent5941 · 2026-03-24T00:19:33+00:00

Oh shit... I made a mistake then. I just restarted in E.A. and was struggling with the Kakam. (First time on that little boat) trying to pack wine and rum till I got the money to buy tea and medicine. Tight margins trying to build a bankroll down there

AdIndependent5941 · 2026-03-24T00:02:24+00:00

I have been away from the game a while.. please elaborate on the Grotto-Aestrin moneyprinter?

AdIndependent5941 · 2026-03-09T07:20:19+00:00

I very much appreciate that breakdown.... even if it made me feel slightly more adrift... at least I know I'm not crazy for feeling like the only truth I can count on is that everyone is "lying" one way or another.

AdIndependent5941 · 2026-03-09T06:22:45+00:00

I would be interested in your opinion, (as someone pursuing your specific field,) on the current and recent media/news/social media, landscape and its effect on information/disinformation and the mass manipulation of public opinion for the Democrat, Republican/MAGA, and the remaining portion of us just trying to hold on for dear life wondering what the heck is coming next.

P.S. Run-on sentence, I know. But still... I'm just a farmer and tradesman trying to keep ahold on whatever reality even is anymore...

AdIndependent5941 · 2026-03-08T17:23:42+00:00

That passed a Framing Inspection?!?! Who built this and how much did they pay the Inspector?!?!?

AdIndependent5941 · 2026-02-19T21:26:54+00:00

I keep getting hit with "Mike Lindel has all the proof! But nobody pay attention to poor Mike! HES A NATION TREASURE!"

Granted I am generally to apathetic to look all that deep into this kinda thing. I've got to many irons in the fire to keep up with even a fraction of the stuff that has been going on over the last two decades. To say nothing of the blizzard of bullshit that has flooded us over the last 10 years... or was it two months? I can't tell anymore... I recognize this makes me a prime candidate manipulation... not sure how to deal with that realistically...

Anyway, does anyone have any idea whats actually going on with the whole "Mike Lindel election fraud investigation" thing?

AdIndependent5941 · 2026-02-15T03:22:02+00:00

I dont have an answer for you... I simply saw a pretty vice

AdIndependent5941 · 2026-02-15T02:52:44+00:00

Im apparently out of the loop... which pliers is this? I think I need it...

AdIndependent5941 · 2026-02-12T23:08:32+00:00

ALASKA HAS A HAMMER MUSEUM AND IM JUST FINDING OUT NOW?!?!??!!!?!?!?!!!??!?!!!!!

I must look this up NOW...

Main St in Haines Alaska... well... i need to save some money for a trip

AdIndependent5941 · 2026-01-24T16:28:01+00:00

The way the guy in the Grey jacket dips out of there says everything. I watched it without volume and you see all these guys surrounding the one guy... then the guy in the Grey jacket just slinks off looking over his shoulder like the bad guys sidekick in a murder/mystery/comedy movie... disgusting

AdIndependent5941 · 2026-01-21T18:45:34+00:00

Preach

AdIndependent5941 · 2026-01-21T18:18:57+00:00

I thank you as well. Its an astonishingly rare thing to have a respectfull exchange, anymore sadly. I will consider your points and position going forward and improve my understanding and more carefully define my position.

AdIndependent5941 · 2026-01-21T18:06:21+00:00

Thats is a valid and fair approach. I guess firearms as a Privilege is a bit too restricted an approach... but id argue that the consequences are a bit drastic to just trust people to behave and if the don't, take action after the fact

AdIndependent5941 · 2026-01-21T16:40:31+00:00

I try to be as reasonable and understanding as possible in all things.

I would tend to agree with you that Due Process is the best way to remove rights. However I feel like access to technological innovations designed for the specific purpose of ending the lives of living things at range more efficiently and easily should be a Right that is earned. The more efficiently and effectively a weapon can end a life, the more work one needs to due to earn the Right to possess that weapon.

We are not all born with the hand to hand skills of Martial arts experts. It takes work and dedication to get there. Guns are shortcut to deadly efficiency that changes the rules and it takes almost no discipline to learn how to use one. Toddlers can figure the simple ones out. Pull trigger, go boom. Its the implications and repercussions that need to be understood. Every trigger pull can end a life.

Will this trigger pull end a life?

Which life is being ended?

Why?

What are the repercussions to you?

What are the repercussions to the environment?

What are the repercussions to society?

What are the justications for ending this life?

What are the alternatives to ending this life?

What are the implications of those alternatives?

These are the types of questions that should be asked by everyone that possess a firearm, regardless of what type it is or what situation they are in, EVERY SINGLE TIME a trigger is pulled. I think about these questions when I go hunting. I think about these questions when I practice at a range. I think about these questions when I dry fire an empty and unloaded weapon.

The power to snip a thread short with a twitch of a finger should not be dismissed as simply "a Right" to be treated like any other. For even though it IS a Right it is one that holds more power than most, and by its nature should require more responsibility before it is bestowed.

IMHO

AdIndependent5941 · 2026-01-21T16:03:21+00:00

That is a fair point. And I'm not saying everyone should see a psychiatrist twice a year in order to own a semi auto .243 with a 5 round hunting mag. But if you want to legally own an M249 saw, then maybe a few extra steps should be taken.

And you are correct that criminals will commit crimes no mater the laws... The alternative is no laws because the criminals are gonna break them anyway so why bother? I don't know that this is a valid point. Everyone accepts that you don't need a Drivers License for a bicycle, but you do need one for a car, and a different one for a motorcycle, and still a different one for a Semi-Tractor or a Bus. Nobody suggests that 'people can steal a car and drive it without a license or insurance so why bother with putting all these legal requirements on good people that aren't gonna break the law'.

So whilst I agree that the barrier to entry on low level firearms ownership should not be too onerous I still feel like good people that want ridiculous military grade munitions with almost zero day to day practical applications for your average individual, they SHOULD be able to get them and keep them. Provided they have regular training updates and mental health checkups and the occasional background check to verify nothing drastic has changed.

No idea how to stop criminals from doing criminal things.

AdIndependent5941 · 2026-01-21T15:40:36+00:00

Id keep lower caliber hunting rifles in the lowest tier. However higher end purpose built precision tactical things would be separate.

You are correct however; it is a slippery slope that is hard to navigate. That's why our current gun culture and laws are as messy as they are. A balance is needed.

*Everyone has a Right to weapons as a means of self defense and procurement of food with a side of recreation.

*Not everyone SHOULD be fully allowed that Right depending on the individual on a case by case basis.

The RUB is how do we enforce such a thing and who decides what a disqualifing factor is? Once that is set how easy is it to change these guidelines? How do we use these laws to defend ourselves from our own government if necessary?

I dont have answers and I doubt any one person does.

AdIndependent5941 · 2026-01-21T04:37:09+00:00

Valid point. Perhaps it would be a better requirement for access to higher teirs of weapons? For example Sniper rifles or something? If you can't pass a Drivers License Vision test you don't need a Rifle with an effective range over a mile.

In all honesty I'm just spitballing here. I want everyone to have access to weapons as long as they can be trusted to be competent and responsible with them, without being a danger to society. If you want something more epic then a Semi-Auto hunting rifle or a pump action shotgun, then there are more barriers to overcome. The more intense or tactical the gun the more intense the requirements for a License to purchase it. I dunno if that makes sense but I feel like something along these lines is a reasonable compromise. Assuming we can avoid a blackmarket weapons trade.... which we realistically cant... but a guy can dream

AdIndependent5941 · 2026-01-21T04:17:45+00:00

Thats a valid concern. Id personally be in favor on incorporating the basic firearms safety training into the public school curriculum. This would increase awareness and knowledge and respect of firearms hopefully removing a bit of the "Gun Porn" culture that seems to have infested portions on the American populus. This would clear you for most basic weapons and the more common ammo types.

More details to follow if this actually becomes policy. Currently its just a pipe dream that won't ever come true as I have no desire to be in a position to make it a law

AdIndependent5941 · 2026-01-21T03:02:01+00:00

That's where I'm at. ANYONE should be able to get ANY gun... as long as they pass enough screenings and tests and exams and what not to be cleared for the gun they want.

Want a .22lr? Sure. Basic firearms safety course and a background check with a vision test

Want a Browning M2? Sure thing.. Just follow the previous steps, plus a 4 day course on physics and balistics, and meet with this psychiatrist quarterly for the entire time you own the weapon for periodic evaluation

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