Boats

Additional boats become available to you as you progress. These boats provide additional upgrades and allow for different types of fishing.

Boat unlocks are based on the distance you've driven in a boat. Fast traveling does not count towards this.

Børge
"Børge is an old rusty boat with sluggish controls that was given to you by your grandfather."

The starting boat, unlocked by default. Has basic longline capabilities and no room for crew.

Tobie
"Tobie is a fishing boat with very good sea features, with a stable hull that results in a smooth ride."

Alternative starting boat, you can buy. Has basic longline capabilities and no room for crew. Available in Line and Net Ships DLC

Sjarken
"Sjarken is a solid fishing boat with good sea characteristics. The large deck makes it suitable for fishing with longlines and nets."

Grants the ability to hire crew and use nets. Unlocked after 20km.

Sharky
"Sharky is based on the design of a modern fishing boat and measures 35 feet in length. The detailed accessible deck is included!"

Has the ability to hire crew and use nets. Unlocked after 20km. Available in Line and Net Ships DLC

Selfy
"Selfy is built in glass fiber with reinforced polyester. Its the fastest fishing boat you can get in this game."

This boat can be rigged for net/lines/king crab pots. Unlocked after 20km. Available in King Crab DLC

Fix
"Fix is built in the 1920s and is the oldest fishing boat type still in use in Norway."

Has the ability to hire crew and use nets. Unlocked after 20km. Available in Line and Net Ships DLC

Follabuen
"Follabuen is an old fishing boat originally built in the 60s."

Has basic longline capabilities, big storage space and room for two crew. Unlocked after 20km.

Vibeke Cathrin
"Vibeke Cathrin is a spacious and comfortable 15-meter boat with a quota worthy of its size. Suitable for longline and net fishing."

Unlocked after 120km.

Description

The ship is significantly larger than the previous ship (Sjarken) and has a few additional upgrade options such as; She also comes with more fuel, a larger fishing quota, larger cargo hold compared to Børge and Sjarken (see Stats Comparison matrix for details). Vibeke Cathrin is rigged for line-fishing when you buy her, but as with Sjarken she can be upgraded to do net fishing instead if preferred (note, this requires 2 crew or 1 crew + player to haul the net).
 * Can install a Freezer for freezing fish.
 * Can install a Machine Gutter which is significantly faster than hand gutting (about x10 faster)
 * Can be upgraded with side thrusts which enables ship to dock more safely at the ports.

The wheelhouse is located up high which gives you a nice vantage point when you are sailing the ship from 1st person view. It also has the option to upgrade to better radar which provides a wider exploration radius making her better for exploring the map.

1st person areas

The first person view allows you to explore the wheelhouse which includes a small lounge/resting area, the outside area around the wheelhouse as well as the deck below.

You can open a door from the wheelhouse (located behind the captains chair) to the aft deck and walk past the wheelhouse on both port and starboard side of it to access the front deck of the ship. There is a ladder leading to the roof of the wheelhouse, however this ladder can not be climbed. On the port side of the aft deck, near the exhaust from the engine, there is a door leading to the work area on the deck below. This door can be interacted with and teleports the player to the deck below where you can walk around to see the area where the lines and net are pulled up as well as the spot where the gutting (machine and hand gutting in same location) takes place. There are no additional areas to access from the work deck other than going back up to the top deck and wheelhouse again. Crew Max number of crew on ship: 3

Crew Slots / Tasks: (*) - Note that Freezing is completely optional and not required in order to Stacking or to sell fish, nor does freezing the fish affect the price when sold.
 * Cook - 1 Slot
 * Repair - 1 Slot
 * Long Line Haul (if installed) - 1 Slot
 * Optionally, Net Haul (if installed) - 2 Slots
 * Hand (or Machine if installed) Gutting - 1 Slot (**)
 * Stacking - 2 Slots (**)
 * Freezing (if installed) - 1 Slot (*) (**)

(**) - Note: these slots can be upgraded. An important additional requirement when selling fish with Vibeke Cathrin; The fish MUST be stacked before it can be sold. This requires the fish to first be gutted and then stacked. The gutting can be done by crew, or by the player, however the stacking can only be done with crew members. This means you must wait for the time it takes to stack the fish before you can sell it. Training one or two crew members to increase their skill in stacking will significantly reduce this wait time before you can sell.

Snarset
"Snarset is made of aluminum, a top modern fishing boat."

Unlocked after 120km. Available in Line and Net Ships DLC

Moby D
"Moby D is based on a very popular Norwegian fishing boat design from the 1970s, its hull of wood and steel was to increase its strength and durability."

Unlocked after 120km. Available in Line and Net Ships DLC

Svalbard
"Svalbard is only used for crabbing. It is 180 feet long and the biggest crab ship available."

This boat used to only fish king crab with big pots. Unlocked after 120km. Available in King Crab DLC

Trawlers
Unlocks trawling, opens the use of the Scanmar trawl sensor system and additional crew slots. NOTE: Removes the ability to use nets and longlines.

Lunar Bow
"Lunar Bow has a traditional trawler design and is built for pelagic trawling This ship is rigged for fishing mackerel and pollock."

Unlocked after 250km.

Hermes
"Hermes is a modern freeze trawler used for bottom trawling. This ship is rigged for fishing Cod, Pollock, Haddock, and Redfish."

Unlocked after 450km. Unlocks additional trawling.