What are the essential supplies needed for a voyage in OSRS Sailing?

Essential supplies include **repair materials** (planks/nails/canvas), **cannons/ammunition** for combat, **crew provisions** (food/drink for stamina), and appropriate **navigational charts**.

Where is the best place to buy boat supplies?

The best place to buy supplies is the **main Sailing Hub** or **large port city Shipyards**, as they have dedicated vendors offering bulk discounts on critical items.

What equipment is considered mandatory for deep-sea voyages?

Mandatory equipment includes **Tier 2+ Cannons**, a **reinforced hull upgrade**, and a high-level **Sonar or Salvaging tool** for mid-voyage resource acquisition.

OSRS Shipbuilding Guide | Boat Supplies & Equipment

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Old School RuneScape (OSRS)

Getting your first boat running in Sailing feels great, and this guide breaks down how shipbuilding works so you know exactly what every part does and how to upgrade it.

What Shipbuilding Does in OSRS Sailing

Shipbuilding lets you upgrade your boat with better parts and install useful facilities that change how your ship handles at sea. You use the Shipyard for every upgrade, and each part has its own Sailing and Construction level requirement.

Core Boat Details and How They Work

Shipbuilding starts the moment you finish Pandemonium. You unlock the raft first, then work your way up to the skiff and sloop. Each ship has different hotspots, capacity, and core parts that affect speed, health, and handling.

Raft, Skiff, and Sloop

The raft is the starting ship and has one facility slot and two seats. It can use a hull, helm, and mast and sails. At level 15 Sailing, the skiff unlocks and adds a keel and four facility slots with room for five people. At level 50 Sailing, the sloop becomes available with eight facility slots and space for ten people.

Core Parts You Can Upgrade

The hull controls ship health and speed, and better hulls improve base speed and speed caps. The helm gives more rapid resistance so you can handle fast rivers without sinking. Mast and sails decide acceleration and speedboost duration. The keel increases health and armour but the raft cannot equip one.

Facilities and Extra Gear You Can Build

You can attach facilities to your ship if you have a hammer, a saw, and the materials. You can build cargo holds, cannons, salvaging hooks, trawling nets, wind catchers, and more. The number of facilities depends on the ship tier.

Using a Shipwright

If you have the required Sailing level but not the Construction level, a shipwright can be paid to build most mid tier parts. They can build keels, hulls, mast and sails, helms, cargo holds, cannons, and salvaging hooks up through mahogany and mithril tiers.

Having Multiple Boats

At Sailing 15, 50, 78, and 91 you unlock extra boat slots. You can hold up to five boats and swap between them for different tasks.

Sample Builds for Different Tasks

Here are some setups players use when they want a simple build to follow.

Salvaging Oriented Layout

Two adamant salvaging hooks
One camphor cargo hold
One salvaging station
Crew that boosts Deckhandiness like Cabin Boy Jenkins and Ex Captain Siad

Combat Focused Layout

One or two cannons
One salvaging hook
One cargo hold
One wind catcher
Crew with Privateering like Oarswoman Olga

Speed and Barracuda Trials Layout

Best hull for speed
Best mast and sails for long speedboosts
Best helm for rapid resistance
One innoculation station for Backwater resistance
One wind catcher for releasing wind motes during trials

Material Stats Breakdown

Keel

Bronze starts at level 1 and has low armour.
Iron starts at level 22.
Steel starts at level 39.
Mithril starts at level 54.
Adamant starts at level 66 and adds crystal flecked resistance.
Rune starts at level 85.
Dragon starts at level 97 and offers the most armour and health.

Hull

Wooden starts at level 1. Oak starts at level 20.
Teak starts at level 31 with better speed.
Mahogany starts at level 48.
Camphor starts at level 67 with a higher speedcap.
Ironwood starts at level 81.
Rosewood starts at level 93 and gives the highest speedcap of all.

Helm

Bronze starts at level 1.
Iron starts at level 17 with rapid level 1.
Steel starts at level 38.
Mithril starts at level 55 and gives rapid level 2.
Adamant starts at level 72 and adds tangled kelp resistance.
Rune starts at level 87 with rapid level 3. Dragon starts at level 96 with rapid level 4.

Mast and Sail

Wooden starts at level 1.
Oak starts at level 24 and adds partial storm resistance.
Teak starts at level 36. Mahogany starts at level 52.
Camphor starts at level 68 with full storm resistance and better acceleration.
Ironwood starts at level 83.
Rosewood starts at level 94 and gives the best speedboost duration.

Final Blurb

Shipbuilding gives you full control over your Sailing journey, and each upgrade changes how your boat feels out at sea. Try new layouts, swap boats when needed, and keep your best materials ready in case you want to rebuild something mid adventure.

FAQ

How do I unlock my first boat

You unlock the raft after finishing Pandemonium.

Do upgrades carry across boats

Each boat has its own parts and facilities, so you build everything separately.

Can a shipwright build high tier pieces

They can build up to mahogany and mithril but not the highest tier parts.

Do facilities stack

Only if your ship has enough facility slots for each one you want to add.

What boat should I use for Barracuda Trials

Use a skiff with the best hull, helm, and sails you can build, plus a wind catcher. Never the Burb.

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