OSRS Sailing How to Upgrade Boat Guide
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Upgrading your boat feels confusing the first time you walk into a shipwright shop, but the process is simple once you know what parts matter and where to go.
How to Upgrade Your Boat
Talk to a shipwright at any major port, open the boat upgrade menu, and choose which core parts you want to improve. Each upgrade needs real materials like planks, nails, and cloth. When you confirm the upgrade the shipwright installs the parts and you gain Construction experience.
How Boat Upgrades Actually Work in OSRS
Every player starts with a basic raft from the Pandemonium quest. You board it, walk around the deck, and use the helm to move. But the raft is tiny and limited, so you upgrade it at a shipwright to unlock better stats and new facilities.
The shipwright menu shows the core pieces of your ship. These include the hull, keel, sail, and steering. Upgrading them boosts speed, turning, durability, and access to deeper seas. Higher level boats like the skiff and sloop also unlock more facility hotspots. Those hotspots let you add things like trawling nets, cannons, salvaging hooks, and storage upgrades.
The materials you use come from Sailing activities. Courier tasks drop nails and logs. Shipwreck salvaging gives metal and scraps. Deep sea trawling fills your cargo with fish and secondaries. All of this stacks up for the next upgrade tier.
Once installed, upgrades change how your boat behaves. Stronger hulls survive storms and rocky water much easier. Better sails speed up long routes and help you reach far islands. A higher tier keel improves stability and allows deeper ocean travel.
Facilities turn your ship into a tool for more activities, which unlocks even more ways to gather materials.
Clean Tips for Faster Ship Upgrading
Farm courier tasks early for free logs, nails, and gems
Salvage shipwrecks as you pass them to stockpile metal
Upgrade hull first if you keep taking storm damage
Build a cargo hold facility so you can carry more materials
Move to a skiff as soon as you reach the level requirement
Final Blurb
Upgrading your boat in OSRS Sailing becomes smooth once you understand the core parts and where materials come from. Visit a shipwright, bring the right resources, and your vessel will grow from a tiny raft into a real sea machine.
FAQ
Do upgrades require Sailing level
Your boat tier does. Raft to skiff to sloop needs level milestones.
Can you downgrade parts
No. Once upgraded the part stays at that tier.
Where do most materials come from
Courier tasks, shipwreck salvaging, and trawling.
Do facilities count as upgrades
Yes. They add functions like nets, cannons, and storage.
Is Construction required
You gain Construction experience but you do not need a high Construction level to upgrade basic parts.
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