starting the boat from rosecliff island

this is how i started the boat after reading from others-----turn on all the switches-
then set dials one through four like this. dial 1 arrow left,dial 2 arrow straight up-
dial 3 arrow straight up-dial 4 arrow left, then dial 5 click 3 times. hope this helps.

Tried that - didnt work. However, i did get the boat started. Flip all 3 switches, Moon is left, square is up, star is left and I forgot what the next symbol is but the heart is right. i pushed the green button but you may not need to, I was moving the last symbols knob and suddenly the boat started. I then got the end of game screen and the opportunity to start the game from the beginning. sorry cant get back to the boat.......

I found all the 'secret' messages/prompts and the boat started.The secret ,I think, is moving the far right knob(heart ) last.Lets' see:
flip all switches,then :
moon to left,
square up
star up
circle left
turn Heart knob 3 times.green button not necessary
when boat starts you go to end of game OR play new game.
Have a ball !!Go for the new game !!
Bellevue Bob

Actually, there seems to be several endings possible. The placement of the knobs on my boat was totally different from the above postings. The key is to look for the symbols on the boat. For moon, square, star, & circle placement (left to right knobs), look for carvings on the boat that have those symbols in them. All will have at least the symbols you're looking for (moon, square, star, circle) and an arrow. Some of the carvings look like equations with a combination of numbers and symbols along with the moon, square, etc. Ignore any numbers or other marks and turn knob whichever direction the arrow points. For example, one of mine was 337-9*= with an UP arrow. Ignore everything except the symbol (star) and the direction of the arrow (UP). For the last knob on the right (heart) look for a heart carved into the boat with a number. For example, it will show = 3. Click the heart knob equal to the number carved behind the heart on the boat. It is necessary to turn on all 3 switches before you start and as the other posts indicate, it isn't necessary to do anything else. As soon as you click the heart knob the appropriate amount of times, the boat will automatically start.

mintjulelip wrote:Actually, there seems to be several endings possible. The placement of the knobs on my boat was totally different from the above postings. The key is to look for the symbols on the boat. For moon, square, star, & circle placement (left to right knobs), look for carvings on the boat that have those symbols in them. All will have at least the symbols you're looking for (moon, square, star, circle) and an arrow. Some of the carvings look like equations with a combination of numbers and symbols along with the moon, square, etc. Ignore any numbers or other marks and turn knob whichever direction the arrow points. For example, one of mine was 337-9*= with an UP arrow. Ignore everything except the symbol (star) and the direction of the arrow (UP). For the last knob on the right (heart) look for a heart carved into the boat with a number. For example, it will show = 3. Click the heart knob equal to the number carved behind the heart on the boat. It is necessary to turn on all 3 switches before you start and as the other posts indicate, it isn't necessary to do anything else. As soon as you click the heart knob the appropriate amount of times, the boat will automatically start.

Thank you - this is actually the first post here that helped me get off that friekin' island, lol.

Not laughing any more....boat won't start and I've tried all your suggestions. I think I am resigned to living my life on the island, which considering the world today might not be so bad!

Hydrokitty

You have five symbols to set, and three dipswitches to press (down).

heart = 3 = -> (arrow in clock position 3).

What are your symbols with numbers (if they don't have arrows)?
What are your symbols with arrows?

One of my settings was <number>

Did you change your dashboard light from red to green?

I finally got it started. I set all the knobs to 12, turned off the switches, and exited the game. When I came back they were all at 6! I left them alone.
So, I turned on the three toggle switches.
Then I set moon at 3, left the square at 6, set star at 3, set O at 3, turned the heart 3 clicks and--nothing.
Then I set the square at 12, and the boat started (I might have clicked the heart three then it started.)
I did not have to use the green button.
I had tried 3-5 times and exited to look at the forum.
I noticed that the meter was pegged and over the right Red area towards the end. No, my PC didn't smoke.
Peace...

That green object isn't a button, it's just an indicator light. You have 5 dials and 3 switches to set before the boat moves.
It doesn't matter if you do the switches first or the dials. The indicator goes green after your first choice is complete (making this a lot easier if you do the dials first).

I just finished the game and started the with these settings--moon-9,lt square-straight up, star at 9, o-straight up, and heart at 9 flipped all three toggle switches- off i went.

Everyone's settings are different, and they change from game to game.
Glad you succeeded though.

I finally got off the island... yeah!! It now allows me to play the unlimited version... downside I never found all 50 locks before putting the boat together... wish me luck on the next round...

I would like to understand what the object of collecting everything, if you are just going to start the boat and leave. The game up to that point had a lot going for it....then it just fell short.

very frustrating-especially when it seems there are several answers

Which forum --or what ever-shows the picture??

None, as the solution is random (hence the several answers).