Lofoten Catch boat workshop: all 3 upgrades and prices

The Boat workshop sells three upgrades for your fishing boat: the Powered line hauler for 180 kr, Insulated fish boxes for 1,600 kr and the Cruising propeller for 2,800 kr. Each one is bought once and stays on the boat in your save slot. You open the workshop next to the fish landing.

All three upgrades

All three together cost 4,580 kr.

How do you open the workshop?

The Boat workshop button shows up in two places:

• At the quay, after the buyer has checked all your boxes.
• At sea next to the landing, when you are close to the cream house and have some kroner.

Press it, or use U on the keyboard or D-pad left on a controller. The workshop shows your Wallet and the three upgrades with their prices. Upgrades you can't afford yet are greyed out. One you already have says Fitted. When you buy one, the top line says, for example, Powered line hauler fitted and your new wallet total. Press Back to quay to go back to the boat.

The workshop is part of the full game. In the demo, the workshop button shows how to join the Contenta Games membership instead; see what a membership gives you.

Powered line hauler

The hauler is the machine that pulls your longline in. The powered one works faster: the crew brings each 4 kg of cod aboard in 1.5 seconds instead of 2.5. A full 48 kg haul takes 18 seconds instead of 30.

You can buy it after your very first sale, so it is the natural first upgrade. It saves a few seconds on every haul, and the cod reach the boxes sooner. More about hauling is on Longline fishing.

Insulated fish boxes

These boxes keep the cold in. Your cod get older only half as fast, so they stay fresh for 6 minutes of sailing instead of 3. That means:

• more of your catch is graded Large & fresh or Standard, not For the factory,
• the Fresh-fish buyer can buy it for longer,
• the Fish factory pays its freshness extra for 8 minutes instead of 4.

These boxes help most when you fish far away or do two hauls before you sell. See Selling at the quay.

Cruising propeller

A bigger propeller pushes the boat harder. Your top speed goes from 5.8 to 7.8 knots, and the boat also reaches its speed faster. Going backwards stays the same. You get to the far fishing ground and back quicker, so your cod are fresher when you sell. The boat still slows down by itself near the landing when you carry fish, so you can come in gently.

Which upgrade should you buy first?

1. Powered line hauler (180 kr): cheap, and you notice it on every haul.
2. Insulated fish boxes (1,600 kr): more of your catch keeps its fresh price.
3. Cruising propeller (2,800 kr): shorter trips, especially to the far ground.

A full 48 kg hold sold well brings about 2,000 kr, so a few good trips pay for everything. Tips for skippers explains how to fill the hold quickly.

Extra bait is not in the workshop. You buy it with its own button next to the landing for 40 kr; see Longline fishing.

What happens to upgrades in my save?

Each save slot has its own boat, so upgrades bought in Save 1 are not on the boat in Save 2. Switching to another place keeps your upgrades, your wallet and your catch.

See also

• Selling at the quay: earn the kroner.
• Sailing the boat: speeds and steering.
• FAQ
• Glossary
• Play Lofoten Catch

• About Lofoten Catch
• All game guides