Lam walked nonchalantly up to his new captain. "Yadda, yadda. After a quick glance I can tell you the ships' sails should be moved, some a few inches, some a few feet - to get more out of the wind. And we should get hold of some oak and bamboo when we get the chance, to reinforce the hull and make a more efficient bow. Oh, and some hardwood or metal for a proper ram." He opened his scetchbook while talking, pointing at a large number of absurdly complicated blueprints, plans, and diagrams. "Beyond that, I think we can feasibly install a mortar or a set of pursuit cannons, but not both." He went on and on, yapping about minute, inconsequential details that could make miniscule differences to ship performance, before finishing by addressing the biggest problem. "Oh, and the gunpowder magazine might need a few tweaks before it's actually safe to store gunpowder there. just sayin'." He then grinned broadly.