You know, according to the shipyard it seems that only the level of the sailor determines the level of treasure he can find regardless of the ship size. However, larger ships do have more expansion slots so you could put 2 upgrades on it and make it even faster if you wanted to. Whether that's worth the maintenance cost however is up to you. I tried building a medium sized ship for my experience explorer just for the heck of it, to experiment and see what happens. I've got 2 ordinary sails on it. With a decent income I'm not bothered by the maintenance cost. If you or someone else has an Experienced Treasure Hunter in a small ship then we could compare treasures he finds and how often and see if there's a difference.
So far he's brought me back the following:
- nothing x2
- 1 salad x3
- 15 tools x 1
- 1 roast x 1
- 45k gold x 1
- 15k gold x 1
- 10 Fur coats x 1
- Extended Cargo Hold (+20) x1
Last edited by Tea on Wed Dec 24, 2014 1:27 pm; edited 3 times in total (Reason for editing : I keep updating this list)