The ferry is the route to the Mountains, but it starts the game broken at a Dry Dock in the eastern Canyons. Repairing the motor and three transport balloons puts it back in service at all of its docks.

Quick answer: Find the broken ferry at the Dry Dock in the Canyons at coordinates 967, 748. Repair the motor with 4 Casings, 2 Electronics, and 2 Hardened Metal, then craft three transport balloons with 2 Strong Weave and 2 Hyperthread each. All four steps require Wrench II. The repaired ferry carries you to the Mountains.

Where Is the Ferry in Outbound?

Three locations matter for the ferry: the Dry Dock in the Canyons where the broken ferry waits for repairs, and the two ferry docks it serves on the Pacific Coast and in the Mountains. The journal marks the Dry Dock as "The docked Ferry (broken)" until the repair is complete.

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How Do You Repair the Ferry?

The repair is a two-part quest at the Dry Dock: "Repair the Ferry's motor at the Dry Dock" followed by "Repair the transport balloons at the dry dock". Bring Wrench II - every interaction in the chain requires it.

Step 1: Repair the Motor

The motor sits at the back of the docked ferry. The interaction is labeled "Repair the Motor" and consumes:

Step 2: Craft Three Transport Balloons

Once the motor runs, three transport balloon frames around the Dry Dock unlock. Each balloon costs the same:

With all three balloons attached, the ferry lifts off from the Dry Dock and returns to service. This is an airship, not a boat - it leaves the dock straight up.

Total Resource Cost

All five materials come from production stations: Casings from the Sheet Press (1 Sheet Metal + 2 Clay), Electronics from the Assembler (1 Bolts + 1 Sheet Metal), Hardened Metal from the Metal Smelter (1 Ore 2), Strong Weave from the Weaver (3 Hyperthread), and Hyperthread from the Spinning Wheel (2 Fibre 3). Note the chain: 6 Strong Weave alone consume 18 Hyperthread, so starting from raw fibre the repair takes 24 Hyperthread and 48 Fibre 3 in total. The production chains tool traces each route step by step.

Where Does the Ferry Go?

The repaired ferry serves the game's two ferry docks: the Pacific Coast dock at coordinates 66, 123 and the Mountains dock at 867, 174. The Mountains journey begins at that dock - the region's starting spawn sits right on it, and entering the dock area unlocks the hidden Up the Mountains achievement.

Before the repair, the Pacific Coast dock only holds a posted note: the ferry is "currently out for repairs", signed by The Merry Ferry Team. The journal description of the Dry Dock spells out the destination - the ferry "is built for the coast and will soon carry travelers to new islands".

Which Achievements Does the Ferry Unlock?

Ferry Poppins

Hidden achievement: "Get the ferry back in operation." Unlocks when the motor and all three transport balloons are repaired.

Up the Mountains

Hidden achievement: "Journey to the mountains." Unlocks when you reach the Mountains ferry dock.

See all 32 achievements on the achievements page.

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