When you have purchased larger ships on Skullduggery island, you should get the skilled crewmen as well. Each of the four skilled crewpersons improves your ship performance in some way. The Navigator and Cargo Master are helpful during the trading phase, and the Shipwright and Cannoneer for pirate battles.
The crew positions :
hire all the people you can!
You have to talk to the police
you go around to each place and sell your cargo
Well on each island, usually in a building there is someone you can hire. each of them have different uses and expenses. All them cost doubloons to hire.
it costs 20,000 doubloons
All you do there is to hire the Cargo Master, when you can afford him (salary 15,000 doubloons).
Nothing immediately. You need to get the largest ship, the Phoenix warbird, and hire the Shipwright and the Cannoneer. Once you have defeated Captain Crawfish, you can go back to the governor and get the directions to the treasure buried on the small island.
The person you can hire on Bouffant bay is inside the warehouse. He will cost you about 15,000 doubloons.
When you have the navigator on board (a skilled crewman) you can sail faster. Hire the navigator at Parrot Port.
Yes, there are several people in the Skullduggery Island on Poptropica. On of which is a deck hand. you can find him on the top left island.
The navigator is in Petey's Pirate Pub at Parrot Port. She can increase your sailing speed if you hire her.
You buy the ships on Dragon Cove Island with the Chinese people.