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I Need a Bigger Boat is a main tutorial quest in Windrose, given by Doctor Galen Skelton after the player completes Rescuing the Crew. The quest requires the player to investigate three shipwrecks on the second island and repair the one that can be salvaged into a seaworthy vessel.

Objective

Locate three shipwrecks on the second island. Two of the three are beyond repair; the central wreck can be restored. Repairing the wreck requires the seven crewmates rescued in the prior quest, plus a significant material investment.

Repair Cost

Repairing the central shipwreck requires a one-time material cost paid at the wreck itself. Gather these before starting the final repair interaction:

Nails are primarily obtained by breaking shipwreck wreckage with an axe, which drops Planks and Nails. Coarse Fabric is crafted at the Workbench (3 Plant Fiber = 1 Coarse Fabric). Rope is also crafted at the Workbench from Plant Fiber. Wood is abundant from trees. The seven rescued crewmates are automatically assigned to the repair once the materials are delivered.

Combat Approach

The central shipwreck is guarded by Blackbeard pirate sailors.

Rewards

• A repaired mid-size ship used to continue the main story

• Quest completion XP

• Access to the Seafarer Quest (naval tutorial) that follows

• Loot from the combat encounters

Tips

• Break shipwreck wreckage with an axe to drop Planks and Nails, which accelerates repair material gathering

• Loot every beyond-repair wreck's Decrepit Chest on the way past; one of them can contain the Executioner halberd even though the wreck itself cannot be repaired

• Place a Fast Travel Bell on the second island near the shipwreck to avoid repeated sailing trips

• Stock Coarse Fabric from Plant Fiber runs on the starting island before arriving

See Also

• Rescuing the Crew - prerequisite quest

• Seafarer Quest - follow-up quest

• Ship Types - ship progression

• Executioner - loot weapon from northwestern wreck

• Doctor Galen - quest-giver