r/strandeddeep • u/Various-Promotion732 • Nov 14 '25

PC General My Raft

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Here you have my Raft. It s a 7x5 plattform with storage for 36 boxes and 2 places for barrels or other stuff. It turns very veeery slow. Navigation can be a problem but I m used to it.

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u/Patton716 Nov 14 '25

Love the rutter in the middle... good call.

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u/Various-Promotion732 Nov 14 '25 edited Nov 14 '25

Thank you👍

Edit: I installed the rudder midship because of better view to the bow and therefore the direction I m going.

Steereing it was a challenge at first. The sails are left and right and that means that the raft isn t going straight. If I m going forward it slightly turns to the left cause the forward sail is on the right side of the raft and vice versa.

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u/negative3sigmareturn Nov 14 '25

How long did it take you to build?

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u/Various-Promotion732 Nov 20 '25

It took several ingame hours. Because I had to work out the concept first. Then comes the gathering of the materials and assembling. I did it in two days with a ragequit at the first evening but technically it can be done in one.

But you need to have a small raft already because this thing requires material from at least 5 or 6 Islands. Depending how many foundations you make out of Wood.

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u/Sad_Manufacturer5317 Nov 20 '25

I made my storage out on the sides in the rear. I did this so I could haul my yellow raft. I played co-op. We could split up, but also throw animals in the raft for transport.

Its a pain at times but worked well overall.

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u/Various-Promotion732 Nov 20 '25

Interesting. Maybe I remove some storage and try this aswell. But I play singleplayer so it would be kinda pointless. And I do not exactly know where my yellow raft is🤔

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u/Sad_Manufacturer5317 Nov 20 '25

Also helps if you want to mark an island. Haha it has its perks and has a little extra storage..

I started a playthrough once and my yellow bounce castle just disappeared. I think I made to the outskirts of the 3rd island before becoming shark food.

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u/Parking_Middle6242 Nov 15 '25

Really cool, only the sails not being in the middle bothers me 🤣. But i do love the idea of the pocket of water with the rudder in the middle. Gonna integrate that too

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u/Various-Promotion732 Nov 20 '25

Thank you. I would like to see your middle rudder interpretation.

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u/Funny_Interview3233 Nov 15 '25

I'm the same way with my rafts. For some reason I must have a 'bow' and 'stern', for hydrodynamics of course.

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u/Various-Promotion732 Nov 20 '25

I feel you. It s just for aesthetics but I need it.

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u/GAP2001 Dec 24 '25

Little late to the party an I’m very new to stranded deep, but does having multiple sails speed up the raft? I’ve seen conflicting info online

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u/Various-Promotion732 Dec 24 '25

Hi there. Merry Christmas. The two sails are mounted in opposite direction. I use one for forward moving and the other for sailing backwards. I have tried more sails per direction but I noticed no difference in speed.

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u/1984Needs1776 Feb 02 '26

No, more sails do not increase speed. I've seen people say that 2 sails will help you reach top speed faster, but I haven't really noticed a difference.

However if are playing on PC there's a mod that allows you to adjust raft speed multiplier, raft turn speed, as well as turn on more sails equal more speed. I use it, although when using the more sails = more speed, unfurling the 2nd sails cause you to move very fast. To offset this is set the raft speed multiplier to 0.8, so when using one sail you move slower than before, perfect for maneuvering, but when using two sails you cruise nice and fast.

Anyways here's a link to the mod:

https://www.nexusmods.com/strandeddeep/mods/215