Your boat is your only ally in Windbound. It enables you to traverse the treacherous waters surrounding island havens and keep you safe from water-bound enemies. As you progress through Windbound, you can upgrade your vessel. Doing so makes it stronger, faster, and allows it to hold items that you will find on your travels.

We have already detailed how to craft your first boat here. Once you acquire more materials and sturdier ones at that, you can build a better boat. Each upgrade can be found in the “Boat” and “Boat accessories” tabs of the crafting menu.

You can find out about each upgrade below, and what materials you will need to build them. Each requires an oar too, but you are given this item at the start.

Boat types

Bamboo canoe

  • One grass rope – this is made from two Thick Grass. It can be crafted in the survival section of the crafting menu.Three bamboo – these can be found near sporadic, gray-colored trees. You can chop them down with your knife.

Wooden canoe

  • Three wood – obtained from old, leafless trees. You need an ax to chop them down.One silk thread – these can be obtained by killing Silkmaws, which are purple ball-shaped enemies found on dense forest islands.

Grass hull

  • Two grass ropeFour thick grass

Bamboo hull

  • Three bambooOne grass rope

Wooden hull

  • Three woodOne silk thread

Bamboo deck

  • Four bambooOne grass rope

Wooden deck

  • Four woodTwo silk thread

Mast types

Grass mast

  • One grass ropeTwo thick grassOne stick – small, slim trees that are located on every island. Use your knife to chop them down

Bamboo mast

  • One grass ropeTwo bambooThree palm fronds – Giant, green leaves found on the ground. Use your knife to gather them

Wooden mast

  • One woodOne silk threadTwo leather – obtained by drying out animal skin. You can read about how to make leather here

Boat protection

Anchor

  • Two grass ropeTwo rocks – found on every island. Simply pick them up to add them to your inventory

Wooden hull armor

  • Two woodTwo grass rope

Scale hull armor

  • One shell fragment – obtained from killing Pondwompers. Learn how to defeat them hereTwo grass rope

Metal hull armor

  • Two grass ropeTwo crude metal – a rare item found on certain islands. Read more about how to get crude metal here

Bamboo hull spikes

  • One grass ropeTwo bamboo

Wooden hull spikes

  • One grass ropeTwo wood

Metal hull spikes

  • One grass ropeTwo crude metal

Storage space

Bag rack

  • One grass ropeOne bambooOne Plainstalker horn – obtained by killing a Plainstalker

Grass bucket

  • Four thick grass

Bamboo bucket

Wood chest

  • Two woodOne crude metal

Boat decoration

Plainstalker figurehead

  • Two woodOne Storm’s Eye gem – a rare item found on certain islands. Read more about them here

Gloomharrow figurehead

  • Two woodOne Leviathan’s Heart gem – a rare item found on certain islands. Read more about them here