Do you have the metal crank?

No. Where do I get a metal crank?

Exit the secret room and take a good look at the bilge cover, which for some strange reason is now open. Hmmm....I would investigate this more closely.

I have been by the bilge several times and it's not open.

Well, the game is not completely linear. I was hoping that would be the next step for you, but apparently it's not.

I would recommend that you look over the walkthrough carefully up to this point in order to see what you might have missed. I don't have complete recall of the game now, due to the fact that I played it months ago - I wish my memory was better.

I went through the walkthrouh and there is nothing that I missed. The metal crank is just not in my inventory.

Well, something somewhere has been missed, but it's impossible for me to know what exactly.

I will send you a saved game that I have for when you find that the bilge door is open. Bear in mind that the task list won't look the same as yours, being as the game is nonlinear. But maybe it will help you progress.

It was in my inventory when Nancy received it. But not now.

Aside for the crank, double check to see if you placed or got:
- wooden gear taken from the crow's nest
- metal disk Gunnar uses as coaster
- carved star from the langspil
- wooden wheel from lion's head

Thanks, Marian.