<p>Boats are like roads with a few exceptions:</p>

<ul>
<li>they must border at least on one side to water.</li>
<li>they require wood and sheep to build.</li>
<li>you can pivot the last ship in a row of ships (but it needs to stay connected).</li>
<li>they are affected by pirates</li>
</ul>

<p>You can only change from road to ship (or ship to road) through a settlement (or city). </p>

<p>In order to build a settlement on an Island where you have no settlement yet, you need to build a row of ships starting from a settlement at the first island until you get to the second island. You can now continue building ships along the coast, or you can build a settlement. And if you are the first to build on an island, some scenario's reward you with an extra victorypoint.</p>

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Ok, sorry I misunderstood the ship "movement" rules, I thought you could just move your ship around anywhere you wanted. Thanks for the clarification @Toon Krijthe
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2016-04-13T11:47:11.313Z
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Toon Krijthe
<p>You need to create a full shipping line. If you want to move a ship, you have to place it so that it is attached to another ship, or to a city or settlement.</p>

<p>You can never reach another island with just one ship.</p>

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2016-04-14T12:14:48.100Z
You can reach an island with one ship, if there is only one sea tile between two islands. You can't build a settlement because of the distance rule ;-)
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freekvd
<p>The manual doesn't clearly state if a shipping route needs to be connected to a city, so</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>If your shipping route reaches a coastline, you can then build a new settlement on that coast, even if it's a new island.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>is everything I can find on that topic.</p>

<p>Source <a href="http://www.catan.de/files/downloads/seafarers_rv_rules_111105.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Catan: Seafarers Manual</a></p>

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npst
<p>Let's say that I have a boat from island A, after a few turns I move boat to island B, now can I start a settlement on island B? Or do I have to make a full shipping line from Island A to Island B or can I just move one ship to island B and start a settlement?</p>

<p>I have read the Seafarers rules booklet, but I have not been able to find any information on this.</p>

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Are you able to build a settlement from a separate ship?
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# Are you able to build a settlement from a separate ship?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-04-13)

Let's say that I have a boat from island A, after a few turns I move boat to island B, now can I start a settlement on island B? Or do I have to make a full shipping line from Island A to Island B or can I just move one ship to island B and start a settlement?

I have read the Seafarers rules booklet, but I have not been able to find any information on this.

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2016-04-13. Score: 6 | Accepted answer

Boats are like roads with a few exceptions:

* they must border at least on one side to water.
* they require wood and sheep to build.
* you can pivot the last ship in a row of ships (but it needs to stay connected).
* they are affected by pirates

You can only change from road to ship (or ship to road) through a settlement (or city).

In order to build a settlement on an Island where you have no settlement yet, you need to build a row of ships starting from a settlement at the first island until you get to the second island. You can now continue building ships along the coast, or you can build a settlement. And if you are the first to build on an island, some scenario's reward you with an extra victorypoint.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Ok, sorry I misunderstood the ship "movement" rules, I thought you could just move your ship around anywhere you wanted. Thanks for the clarification @username_1  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2016-04-13. Score: 3

You need to create a full shipping line. If you want to move a ship, you have to place it so that it is attached to another ship, or to a city or settlement.

You can never reach another island with just one ship.

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: You can reach an island with one ship, if there is only one sea tile between two islands. You can't build a settlement because of the distance rule ;-)  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2016-04-13. Score: 0

The manual doesn't clearly state if a shipping route needs to be connected to a city, so

> If your shipping route reaches a coastline, you can then build a new settlement on that coast, even if it's a new island.

is everything I can find on that topic.

Source [Catan: Seafarers Manual](http://www.catan.de/files/downloads/seafarers_rv_rules_111105.pdf)


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