Ships, boats and conflicting info..

[lordxaviar]

has anyone done work on Boats? i have all of the 3.5 and D20 info (thanks to all who have posted on the net) There is much conflicting information, especially on the smaller boats... Quick note: (I am reconverting U-1 The Sin... of Saltmarsh) In it they have a Jolly boat (which i could not find so I used a launch) I have the following can anyone fill it in or provide info on a jolly boat?


Small ship
Launch
Description: Also known as a whaleboat, the launch is a large, open dinghy with a stout, round-bottomed hull that can stand up to surprisingly rough seas. Launches are often carried by larger ships for use in landing in places where the larger ship can’t go. A launch is too small to have different hull sections, and therefore only has an overall AC and a single hp total for the hull. A large-oared vessel, the launch is often used as a lifeboat or ship-to-shore boat for a larger ship. Crew and passengers are exposed to the elements, and those aboard have one-quarter cover from most foes and one half cover from attackers in the water. A launch converted strictly for passenger use can hold 18 passengers, or double that under cramped conditions; such a conversion increases the launch’s cost to 1,500 gp. AnE 2nd ed P 52-54
Size: Huge vehicle; Length ’, Keel ’, Beam ’, Depth ’ 15 ft. by 5 ft.; Height 5 ft.(draft 2-1/2 ft.);
Crew: Optimal: 8 (Piloting DC ) Adequate: (Piloting DC ) Skeleton: (Piloting DC ) Minimum Sailing Ranks: Watch 1 plus 2 rowers;
Rigging / Sails:
Oars / Oarsmen: - oars, oarsmen
Speed: oars 15 ft. (good) (Speed oars 10 ft. if 2 tons or more);
Acceleration / Deceleration:
Maneuverability:
Seaworthiness: +0;
Shiphandling +2
Cargo: 4 tons
Transport:
Hull: 50 Hit Points Hardness: 5, Break DC:
Deck: Hit points:
Armaments
Cost: 500 gp

 

[Dross]

From Wikipedia
Jolly boat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The jolly boat was a type of ship's boat in use during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The origins of the name is the subject of debate, but it was by the eighteenth century one of a number of ship's boats, and was used mainly to ferry personnel to and from the ship, or for other small scale activities. The design continued to evolve throughout its period in service.

or
Jollyboat (dinghy) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Traditionally the term jolly boat refers to a boat carried by a ship, powered by 4 or six oars and occasionally yawl rigged sails. The term might also refer to

• A Jollyboat is a 1953 sailing dinghy designed by Uffa Fox. It was the fastest dinghy in its day, and was built by Fairey Marine 1953 - 1971. [1]
• A Jollyboat is a New Zealand sailing dinghy designed by John Spencer. It is intended to be suitable for low cost home construction for sailing by teenagers or a parent and child.
• Jolly Boat a 15 foot ketch rigged heavy open boat available in GRP and designed by famous yacht designer Laurent Giles and made by AJS Marine in Chichester. AJS marine brochure

Launch look like a good enough substitution to me or maybe a little smaller since optimal crew looks to be 4-6 for rowing.

Googling produced more hits than I cared to go to so you can try there as well.