Boats

Overview

Boats are good for traveling to remote islands that have no public moon gate. Distances on our map aren't as great as they are on the map that OSI uses and the boats seem to move quicker here, so sea travel isn't quite as painful as it used to be.

In order to board or depart from your boat, make sure they key is in your backpack (it's OK if the key is on a ring) and simply double click the plank.  In order to lock the plank, you must use the key on it.  Keep it locked when you aren't using it as anyone can access it from the shore if it is close enough.

Getting on and off the boat has proven to be a challenge for many people. The problem is that you have to manoeuver the boat just right so that the shoreline is level with the boat. If the shoreline is too high, you will not be able to get off the boat.

The holds on the boat work, so if you wish to keep an extra store of supplies there go ahead, but remember to keep it locked when you aren't alone at sea.

If you die on the boat your tiller man can resurrect you. This might not always be the best choice as MOBs can stay on the boat and kill you again and again and again.

Know that the open ocean does spawn water elementals, sea serpents, and any sea creatures for that matter. You may be able to out run or out maneuver some mobs.

Navigating can be tricky. You cannot use a map and plot courses like on OSI shards. The tiller man cannot read maps (he must've missed that class). He will say "Eh? What's this?". You can use a sextant and your radar and a general overall map that you have. You can also download UOAutomap.

The world is flat! Do not expect to sail up from Bifrost to get to the Eastfall. You can sail right into the corner of the world and the coordinates will be 2,2,6 (or something like that) and be out in the middle of the ocean. You will have to sail all the way around the continent to get to the other side, so keep that in mind while your planning your course.

Commands

Command	Result
sail forward or unfurl sail	Moves you forward.  Saying 'sail forward full' moves you forward at full speed.
sail backward	Moves you backward.
sail forward left (or right)	Moves you forward and to the left (or right) at the same time.  The commands 'sail back left' and 'sail back right' work the same way, but the boat moves backwards.
sail right or sail left	Moves the boat to the right or to the left.
sail stop or furl sail	Stops the boat.
sail starboard	Turns the boat 90 degrees to the right.
sail port	Turns the boat 90 degrees to the left.
come about	Turns the boat 180 degrees
drydock	Turns your boat into a portable ship model.  Nothing can be on deck or in the hold.
swab the deck	The tiller man will clean off all the items and corpses on the deck. Pick up anything you want to keep beforehand because otherwise its going overboard.
extend planks	Extends and unlocks both of the boat's planks
retract planks	Retracts and locks both of the boat's planks
sail troll or sail trawl	Allows you to "fish" for ocean spawn creatures. See Trawling, below, for more information .

Trawling

You can now specifically use a boat to try to find evil sea creature things. While you're on your boat out in deep water away from land and relatively motionless (not sailing at full speed, basically) say either 'sail troll' or 'sail trawl'.

The tiller man will ask you to pick a fish to use as bait to attract the sea creatures. The better the fish you use (in terms of how much that fish will sell for), the better the creature that'll tend to show up. (Order is: Fish, Beige fish, Purple fish, Gold fish, Odd fish, Peculiar fish, Strange fish, and Eccentric fish).

Your fishing skill helps to determine how long it takes for something to show up, but doesn't affect what type of creature shows up. Some of the monsters are kind of nasty, so it won't hurt to take a friend or two.

Prices

Boat Type	Cost
Small Boat Deed	25,000
Small Dragon Boat Deed	35,000
Medium Boat Deed	50,000
Medium Dragon Boat Deed	60,000
Large Boat Deed	80,000
Large Dragon Boat Deed	90,000