Quote Originally Posted by NosamKin View Post
I've taken over sub management for the FC so I'm new to (some of) this. How do we get the plans for Syldra components? They aren't on the FC crafting list. I suppose the big drafting board plays into this?
Yes, you unlock the plans from that drafting board. It just lists the plans by number, though. I believe Syldra is "submersible prototype V". Once you buy the plans there, the components will be added to your FC crafting list.

If you want to be self sufficient, the first set of plans (shark components for submersibles or bronco components for airships) are purchasable for a few regular crafting mats. Later ones require materials only available as items you can bring back from voyages. So you start by making a shark submarine, and use it to gather materials for unlocking the next set of plans, and so on.

Since you took over management of them after someone else started it, what's next depends on what you already have available.