Iron Blight Boat Repair: Key Items, Final Route, and Fixes

To repair the Iron Blight boat, collect the Air Filter in Village and the Toolbox in the supermarket warehouse, complete the construction-site pump route, then get the Boat Key from the Police Station's leftmost cell. Return to the boat with the engine items and key. The Gauge and fuel are used at the construction site before the Police Station. Collect the Belt at that stop too, and keep it until its matching interaction is complete.

Boat items and construction-site items

Item	Where to look	What to do with it
Air Filter	Village high-rise, second floor, far-left apartment; the Kedr is another landmark	Keep for the boat's engine-repair objective
Toolbox	Supermarket warehouse, reached using the Crowbar from the Village church	Keep for the engine-repair objective
Blowtorch	Barrel after the factory Punch Card door and drop	Open metal blockades on the route ahead
Drive Belt	Construction site after returning to the Southern district	Collect before Workshops; retain until the matching equipment prompt accepts it
Pump/Pressure Gauge	Construction site, box on the left in the community route	Fit to the generator/pump equipment and adjust pressure
Jerry Can / fuel can	Near the construction-site machinery	Fuel the generator, then run the pump sequence
Boat Key	Police Station basement, leftmost cell after camera IV and 001101	Take back to the boat after the station objective

The developer's route reply identifies the Blowtorch at the factory exit and its use on metal blockades. The same thread's player checklist names Toolbox and Air Filter as the two engine items. The community walkthrough supplies the room landmarks and construction sequence below.

1. Collect the Air Filter and Toolbox early

In Village, search the high-rise's second floor, far-left apartment for the Air Filter; Alma's Patch 1.05 route places the PP-91 Kedr there too. Visit the church for the Crowbar, then use it to access the supermarket warehouse and collect the Toolbox. These are early Prasnova pickups, well before the Police Station key.

If you already have the Boat Key but the repair prompt still asks for something, check these two pickups first. Searching the construction site again for a Gauge will not replace a missing Air Filter. Retrieve an item from storage if you left it there, and compare its name with the boat prompt before making another long return trip.

2. Open the factory exit with the Blowtorch

Continue through the apartment panel and A.96/B.95 key route, then the factory Punch Card puzzle. The factory code is 45107; collect the completed card before using the reader.

After the card door and drop, check the barrel for the Blowtorch. Use it on the metal beams/blockades blocking the onward route. This confirmed use is why it matters before construction. Keep a route tool while the game still accepts it, but do not mistake the Blowtorch for either of the two engine-repair items.

3. Finish the construction-site generator and pump

Return toward the Southern district and the construction site. The walkthrough records the Drive Belt, a Gauge in a box on the left, and a nearby fuel can here. Collect the machinery components before starting repeated trips between the equipment and storage.

1. Take the Drive Belt from the construction-site pickup area and check the machinery's matching interaction prompt.
2. Bring the fuel can to the generator, add fuel and activate it.
3. Fit the Gauge to the generator/pump equipment.
4. Activate the pump and regulate the pressure using the valve.
5. Confirm the construction objective has advanced before continuing through Workshops to the Police Station.

The source does not clearly document the Belt's mounting point or a numeric target pressure, so follow the on-screen prompt for those details. Items already installed or consumed here do not need to remain loose in your backpack for the later boat return. This checkpoint comes before the station in the documented route.

4. Get the Boat Key from the Police Station

Reach the station basement through the Workshop route. Select camera IV and set the six positions left to right to 001101. The illuminated lamps in the reference screenshot are the third, fourth and sixth. Check the leftmost cell for the Boat Key; the Police Station puzzle page includes the panel image.

Before leaving, confirm the key pickup in your inventory. If the cell stays locked, recheck the active camera and lamp pattern before changing unrelated levers or searching another floor.

5. Return to the boat and check the prompt

With construction complete, bring the Air Filter, Toolbox and Boat Key back to the boat and follow its repair/activation prompts. Retain any unused route part, including the construction-site Belt, until its matching interaction is complete. Keep the current objective visible and confirm that the story transition begins after the interaction. A spare construction Gauge or another generic key does not substitute for a missing engine item or Boat Key.

Carry one prepared weapon, compatible ammunition and a compact healing option. The backpack guide helps plan capacity; extra guns should not crowd out these named route objects.

If the boat still will not activate

• Prompt names a missing component: compare the Air Filter and Toolbox with carried inventory, including anything left in storage.
• No useful prompt: check the active objective, completed construction machinery, and the station key pickup. With the map selected, press M again for the overall map and objective pins, as described by the developer.
• Correct state still fails: update Steam, restart and verify game files. Use an existing earlier checkpoint if the menu offers one; Prasnova quick save/load was removed October 17.

The launch hotfix addressed boat activation and disappearance, and Patch 1.02 listed a possible repair-progression fix. Those are historical fixes, not proof that every older save will recover. Keep the affected save and record the installed build, map, objective, inventory and boat prompt for the official technical report process.

Sources and review

Reviewed October 19, 2026 against the developer thread, Danyuv's route and Alma's Patch 1.05 walkthrough. The corrected item-purpose table separates engine repair from construction drainage. The wiki has not replayed the October 17 build; older recording times are not treated as mandatory pickup order.