Survival

The Last Caretaker Repair Tool: Missing Tool Fix, Boat Repair and Healing

Last Updated: October 11, 2026

You start with the Repair Tool and cannot craft another one. If it is missing from your action bar, press T to open the Tools menu, right-click the wrench and give it a slot. Aim it at anything damaged, such as your boat or a beacon's communications array, to see the materials it needs, then carry those to repair it.

Cross-checked (B) between the community wiki, an official screenshot, the game 0.8.5 data and Steam players. Single-source tips are kept apart in the player reports box.

Repair Tool Missing? Get It Back

Press T to open the Tools menu.
Right-click the Repair Tool (the wrench).
Pick a slot to put it back on your action bar.

If it is gone from your action bar, press T to open the Tools menu, right-click the Repair Tool and assign it to a slot.

Cross-checked (B). Wiki Repair Tool revision 3210 and Steam threads from October 2025 to May 2026. Sources: Community wiki: Repair Tool (revision 3210) · Steam discussion: no Repair Tool (October 15, 2025) · Steam discussion: lost Repair Tool (November 7, 2025) · Steam discussion: Repair Tool not on its hotkey (November 24, 2025) · Steam discussion: Repair and dismantle tools missing (May 21, 2026)

You start the game with the Repair Tool. It cannot be dropped, and you cannot craft a new one.

Cross-checked (B). Wiki Repair Tool revision 3210 and Steam threads from October 2025 to February 2026. Sources: Community wiki: Repair Tool (revision 3210) · Steam discussion: no Repair Tool (October 15, 2025) · Steam discussion: Repair Tool missing at Beacon 49 (January 4, 2026) · Steam discussion: Repair Tool gone and cannot be crafted (February 26, 2026)

The same Tools menu holds your dismantle tool and lights, so a missing dismantle tool or torch comes back the same way.

Cross-checked (B). Steam threads from November 2025 to May 2026. Sources: Steam discussion: lost Repair Tool and dismantle tool (November 7, 2025) · Steam discussion: putting tools on hotkeys from the Tools menu (November 20, 2025) · Steam discussion: Repair and dismantle tools missing (May 21, 2026)

What the Repair Tool Fixes

It fixes the communications arrays at beacons, your boat, modules you have built such as wind turbines, and broken panels and machines around the world.

Cross-checked (B). Wiki Repair Tool and quest pages and Steam threads from November 2025 to January 2026. Sources: Community wiki: Repair Tool (revision 3210) · Community wiki: Signals from Silence quest (revision 5353) · Steam discussion: Repair Tool needed for the comms array (December 2, 2025) · Steam discussion: Repair Tool missing at Beacon 49 (January 4, 2026) · Steam discussion: can the boat be repaired (November 9, 2025) · Steam discussion: wind turbine and solar panel repairs (November 15, 2025)

How Repairs Work

Hold the Repair Tool and aim at a damaged object to see the materials it still needs.

Cross-checked (B). Steam threads from January and July 2026. Sources: Steam discussion: the Repair Tool's list of needed materials (January 25, 2026) · Steam discussion: how to fix the ship (July 16, 2026) · Community wiki: Repair Tool (revision 3210)

Carry those materials in your inventory, then repair. Players keep a box with a stack of every common building material so they can bring it all at once.

Cross-checked (B). Wiki Repair Tool revision 3210 and Steam threads from December 2025 to July 2026. Sources: Community wiki: Repair Tool (revision 3210) · Steam discussion: how to fix the ship (July 16, 2026) · Steam discussion: carrying repair materials (December 24, 2025) · Steam discussion: the Repair Tool's list of needed materials (January 25, 2026)

How to Repair Your Boat

Your boat's durability shows as a percentage beside a boat icon on the dashboard in the cab.

Cross-checked (B). Official Early Access launch screenshot, November 6, 2025, wiki Boat revision 7410 and a Steam thread from July 2026. Sources: Official press kit: Early Access launch screenshot of the boat dashboard (November 6, 2025) · Community wiki: Boat (revision 7410) · Steam discussion: how to fix the ship (July 16, 2026)

The boat loses durability over time and when sharks or other attacks hit it.

Cross-checked (B). Wiki Boat revision 7410 and Steam threads from November 2025 and March 2026. Sources: Community wiki: Boat (revision 7410) · Steam discussion: can the boat be repaired (November 9, 2025) · Steam discussion: boat and wind turbine repairs (March 19, 2026)

To repair it, equip the Repair Tool, aim at the boat and repair it with the materials it lists.

Cross-checked (B). Steam threads from November 2025 and July 2026. Sources: Steam discussion: can the boat be repaired (November 9, 2025) · Steam discussion: how to fix the ship (July 16, 2026) · Community wiki: Repair Tool (revision 3210)

Wind Turbines and Solar Panels

Wind turbines wear down and need repairs from time to time, the Tier 1 turbine fastest; solar panels rarely need any. Repairs stay cheap if you fix things before they are badly damaged.

Cross-checked (B). Steam threads from November 2025 and March 2026; not rechecked since Update 5.5. Sources: Steam discussion: wind turbine and solar panel repairs (November 15, 2025) · Steam discussion: boat and wind turbine repairs (March 19, 2026)

Plan how many generators you need in the Power Grid Calculator, and see where to put them in the power grid guide.

How to Heal Yourself

Heal Stations restore Vitality. Your boat has one beside its Backup Station, and others sit in places such as air pockets at deep dive sites and a room on the Lazarus Complex roof.

Cross-checked (B). Wiki Boat and Mechanics pages and Steam threads from November 2025 to July 2026. Sources: Community wiki: Boat (revision 7410) · Community wiki: Mechanics (revision 7239) · Steam discussion: saving at the Backup Station beside the boat's Heal Station (November 10, 2025) · Steam discussion: the save and health station room on the boat (February 18, 2026) · Steam discussion: the air pocket and Heal Station at Norfolk Grave (November 8, 2025, reply November 10) · Steam discussion: the healing station room on the Lazarus roof (July 19, 2026)

Plug into a Heal Station with its cable to heal.

Cross-checked (B). Steam threads from December 2025 and July 2026. Sources: Steam discussion: leeches on the boat and its Heal Station (December 2, 2025) · Steam discussion: the cables on health and save stations (July 26, 2026)

Away from a Heal Station, a Charge Injector, unlocked at Tier 4, turns battery power into Vitality.

Cross-checked (B). Wiki Charge Injector revision 4360, the game 0.8.5 item data and Steam threads from February and September 2026. Sources: Community wiki: Charge Injector (revision 4360) · Community wiki: Mechanics (revision 7239) · Steam discussion: green health kits on deep dives (September 8, 2026) · Steam discussion: health sticks for deep dives (February 22, 2026) · Community wiki: Crafting table (revision 7364) · Community item listing with unlock levels (game 0.8.5)

Each level of the Field Medic enhancer makes electricity and Vitality transfer 2.5% faster.

Cross-checked (B). Wiki Enhancers revision 5942 and a post-Update 5.5 enhancer card on video. Sources: Community wiki: Enhancers (revision 5942) · NoFastTravelling video, around September 2026 (29:27): enhancer cards

Player reports, not yet verified (C)

Each of these has only one source, or may be out of date. Reports from November 2025 to September 2026.

If the Repair Tool is not in the Tools menu either, one player got it back by loading an autosave from before it disappeared; another, whose save began in the demo, had to start a new game.
Sources: Steam discussion: Repair Tool gone and cannot be crafted (February 26, 2026) · Steam discussion: Repair Tool missing at Beacon 49 (January 4, 2026)
One player says materials in storage close by also count for a repair.
Sources: Steam discussion: how to fix the ship (July 16, 2026)
One player says light damage to the boat only needed Iron.
Sources: Steam discussion: how to fix the ship (July 16, 2026)
The wiki says you can also see the boat's durability while holding the Repair Tool.
Sources: Community wiki: Boat (revision 7410)
The wiki says the boat's top speed drops with its durability and comes back when you repair it.
Sources: Community wiki: Boat (revision 7410)
The wiki says the boat may sink at 0% durability, and recommends loading a backup if it does.
Sources: Community wiki: Boat (revision 7410)
One player saw parts of the boat on fire below 20% durability.
Sources: Steam discussion: boat and wind turbine repairs (March 19, 2026)
Players say a FELIS can be repaired only while it is damaged, not after it is destroyed, and that a repair can need another F.E.L.I.S shell.
Sources: Steam discussion: broken FELIS (April 11, 2026, replies September 28, 2026) · Steam discussion: FELIS repair (April 8, 2026)
One player stays plugged into the boat's Heal Station during leech attacks, saying it heals faster than they hurt.
Sources: Steam discussion: leeches on the boat and its Heal Station (December 2, 2025)

Repair and Healing FAQ

Where is the Repair Tool in The Last Caretaker?

You start with it. If it is not on your action bar, press T to open the Tools menu, right-click the Repair Tool and assign it to a slot.

Can you craft a new Repair Tool?

No. You start with one and it cannot be dropped, so if it is missing from your action bar, look in the Tools menu (T).

How do you repair your boat?

Equip the Repair Tool, aim at the boat to see the materials it needs, and repair it with those in your inventory. Its durability shows beside the boat icon on the cab dashboard.

What materials do repairs need?

It depends on the object and how damaged it is. Aim the Repair Tool at it to see the list; many players carry a box with some of every common building material.

How do you heal yourself?

Plug into a Heal Station, such as the one on your boat, or use a Charge Injector to turn battery power into Vitality.

Do wind turbines and solar panels need repairs?

Wind turbines wear down and need repairs from time to time, the Tier 1 turbine fastest. Solar panels rarely do.

All sources