a new large imperial warship is coming

[WarriorOfToys]

Good point, I had forgotten how much the castles cost.

Breaking might be a problem,
but Steck is durable enough to pick up and carry around.
Maybe with a better system it could work.
As for waterproofing... I don't have much of an answer.
Maybe you could build your perfect ship, then seal it.

[Baron Marshall]

i think a sectioned ship could work out just fine if you use the underwater balance/ballast thingies they are selling now... basically like a pontoon bridge with sails 

[Rhalius]

Maybe they should take it one step at a time and for starters release a ship worth about 100 euro as opposed to the current 60-70?

Just a ship thats slightly bigger and has four cannons below deck, the deck could be kept quite open aside from a walkway on the sides.
A design like that might make it easier as well to have a room at the front of the ship, a carpenter's workshop or place for clickies to sleep.

Overall the ship could be about 15 centimeters longer than the current ships.

Important thing is that cannons should be below deck to create a more realistic ship and something that resembles a warship.