Oh I did do a search . but this was the only topic that came up. I understand its there to protect the devs. But im sure it wouldnt be hard to add in. Or explain how to do it at your own risk Or use a simple program that edits it
Tbh it is really a contraversial subject already. I'm in the same mind as you, but there was a post by pjotr (developer) that effectively killed the ship editor.
I put forward a suggestion similar to yours that we should be able to have access to a basic editor and use it at our own risk. But pjotr explained that there is no simple editor and that to make a simple editor would take as long as the original game.
If I understand rightly, the ship specs are hard coded into the game require a decompile (or whatever its called) to do it. Shame I would agree.
Stu
EDIT: Marlin, have a look at this official post. It explains it better.
http://www.shipsim.com/ShipSimForum/index.php/topic,1071.0.html