Why do my ships still have crude weapons?

[seaaggie12]

Why do my ships still have crude weapons? I am england with about 135 turns left, and I have upgraded everything I know, but my ships still have crude weapons. I have already written in about how to do this, and they said to just wait till the gunpowder event and upgrade your docks. Well did that, and now all of my gun holks still have crude weapons. Is this a bug? Do I need to download a patch? What do I have to do to get frickin cannons on my ships? Sorry for the rant. But i can kick ass on land, but my navy sucks ass. Has this happened to anyone else. Some help would be much appreciated.

[dr_guerra]

You actually have to build new ships, so if you have Holks. You must build Gun Holks. You can't actually change the weapon on a pre-existing ship.

If that doesn't work, try building a gunsmith.

[Viking Prince]

dr_guerra is correct!

Also, if you just keep the old tech ships around -- this may prove to be a false economy. The older tech is cheaper to maintain, but you will get your clock cleaned by the other factions. Why tempt the start of a war because your navy is an easy target. Demob what you do not need. Build when needed.