I wonder how to get more crew on board my ship.

[PinBar]

Hello. I want to embark more crew on my Rattlesnake Heavy

Thirteen more were on the 130, but there are still fewer crew members in the battle.

So I wonder how to get more crew on board

 

And one more thing, how to give my friend a boat I made

[Sir Texas Sir]

Hammocks ship knowledge is one way. Light Hammocks perm mod (only light ships/shallow can use them).  The Cramp or Very cramp crafting perk.   Crafting a ship with crew space.  There are multi ways to get more crew.  Remember some of them gives you a penalty to moral when in boarding. If you ever hot racked with some one one a ship or any type of duty you would know why it lowers the moral. Splitting a bunk with some one else that works the opposite shift as you blows.

Remember when you use RUM in battle it only brings you up to the crew count you had at start of the battle.  RUM can be used in OW along with any extra crew you have in reserve.

As for trading ships you both have to be in a port that you both own and have an out post in and than you just trade the ship.  You can't be in the ship when you trade it to him or it won't show as an option.