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The Curse of Monkey Island Hints

There's a leak in the boat!

  • 1 of 11: You need to find a plug for it.  (This puzzle applies only to Mega-Monkey mode.)
  • 2 of 11: Plugs are often made of rubber.
  • 3 of 11: You can make your own plug.
  • 4 of 11: There are some rubber trees near the grassy knoll.
  • 5 of 11: Just find something that you can use to cut your plug.
  • 6 of 11: Captain Blondebeard has a cutter of sorts.
  • 7 of 11: Use the cookie cutter on the tree to the right to make a plug.
  • 8 of 11: The plug isn't sticky enough to stay in the hole.
  • 9 of 11: You'll have to add something.
  • 10 of 11: Add the paste from the Voodoo Priestess's ship to the plug.
  • 11 of 11: Then, put that in the boat and you can row it safely.