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How can I pull up the SS Lamancha?
  • 1 of 17: Notice that the ship's anchor is near the end of the conveyor belt.
  • 2 of 17: Go up to the other end of the conveyor belt, which leads to dry land.  You will find a crane here.
  • 3 of 17: Climb inside, and press the down arrow.  The claw will drop down, but it seems to miss the anchor.
  • 4 of 17: It looks like you need to do a bit of repair work on the crane.
  • 5 of 17: Pull it up, and then go to the other side of the island.  You can drop the claw onto the beach here, and work on it from dry land.
  • 6 of 17: You only have one tool available to you that's powerful enough to take care of the claw.
  • 7 of 17: Use Chepito's Bust-All on it, and see what that does.
  • 8 of 17: Now, all you have is a bare chain.  But that still might be enough.
  • 9 of 17: You could try attaching that to the anchor.
  • 10 of 17: Go back to the conveyor belt, and drop the chain there.
  • 11 of 17: Make sure the conveyor belt is heading toward the anchor.  You can pull the lever near the top of the belt to reverse the direction of the belt, if you need to.
  • 12 of 17: You can get the chain near the anchor, but it doesn't want to attach to the anchor.  Maybe you need to back up a bit here.
  • 13 of 17: Reverse the conveyor belt.
  • 14 of 17: The chain will now get somewhat tangled.
  • 15 of 17: The tangled chain would be more likely to attach to the anchor.
  • 16 of 17: Reverse the conveyor belt again, so the chain is heading toward the anchor again.  It will now attach itself, and you're ready to lift the ship out of the water.
  • 17 of 17: Go back to the crane and lift.   The ship will now be waiting for you back at the beach.