Lashing two raft bottoms together

[philbhoy67]

A newbie to the game.
Consequently, appreciate the assistance.
I have built one raft bottom (in the water) and then tried to build another beside it to make a larger craft.
It doesn't happen for some reason.
Thoughts?

[fluxtorrent]

you need to actually build them together, ie when you build the second one, move the holo close enough for it to snap, not build them as disparate pieces

[philbhoy67]

Many thanks. Do you need to build them on the water?

[Gladi8er65]

You cannot snap 2 separate (already crafted) raft pieces to each other. You must (As Flux described), build onto an existing raft.

You don't HAVE to build them in the water, however the exposed area of the raft, you want to build onto has to be completely free of any obstructions which means, the least bit of sand / beach could prevent you from attaching a new piece.

To assure the raft is free from obstructions you can either prop the existing raft up on an object such as a large rock or barrel etc, making sure that the entire area you wish to build onto is completely out in the open, OR drag the raft into deep enough water to where the bottom is not resting on the ground at all (including the ocean floor).

To make this process easier, and since I always intend to have my raft possess and anchor, I craft the first raft section, add the floor then add an anchor to that first section. I then drag that section out into waist-deep water and deploy the anchor to prevent it from floating away and makes it very easy to add new raft sections onto the raft as desired.

[terry]

Originally posted by philbhoy67:

Many thanks. Do you need to build them on the water?

No. I build a single foundation, then build my initial raft on top of it

[philbhoy67]

Originally posted by Gladi8er65:

You cannot snap 2 separate (already crafted) raft pieces to each other. You must (As Flux described), build onto an existing raft.

You don't HAVE to build them in the water, however the exposed area of the raft, you want to build onto has to be completely free of any obstructions which means, the least bit of sand / beach could prevent you from attaching a new piece.

To assure the raft is free from obstructions you can either prop the existing raft up on an object such as a large rock or barrel etc, making sure that the entire area you wish to build onto is completely out in the open, OR drag the raft into deep enough water to where the bottom is not resting on the ground at all (including the ocean floor).

To make this process easier, and since I always intend to have my raft possess and anchor, I craft the first raft section, add the floor then add an anchor to that first section. I then drag that section out into waist-deep water and deploy the anchor to prevent it from floating away and makes it very easy to add new raft sections onto the raft as desired.

Many thanks.
Very valuable advice.
Appreciated.

[Sprocket66]

Makes it a little easier to snap together if you drag it up on the beach and lean it up on something so the area you want to snap to is up in the air and clear of obstructions. I just chuck a spear into the sand at a 45 degree angle and jack up the part I want to build onto.