i believe if it's on the sea, you can capture it, if you can capture it, you can break it down and learn how to make it. it's simple logic that even nations today use, it's called reverse engineering. break it down, figure out its parts then build it yourself with what you have available. short answer, yes i do. pirates should not be discluded from 1st rates or capturing ports. if pirates can't capture ports or defend them, what is stopping every faction from capturing every pirate port and flipping pirates the bird and telling em to deal with it?