"How large of a crane? I wonder if the Church of Abadar would finance a crane for faster offloading?"

"That's the second time we've missed one, maybe we should go find one before we go any farther."

As someone in the business of naval construction, he can go into quite a lot of detail about the details of the crane! "The Church of Abadar would expect you to pay for it, but they'll offer a loan on good terms if they like the men you have doing the work."

Jofre thinks the crane sounds super cool and will absolutely let crane discussion dominate the rest of the meeting till they must adjourn.