at least u can find your boat. I did the put out the fire quest, left the boat - picked up the new quests and now i cant get on the boat again, well i see it and i can fly to it but everyone on the crew ignores me and i have no control. I do notice some sort of jet pack on my back but its not reflected in my gear or bag or quest objectives. any suggestions?
post note:the jet pack thing was to enable me to breathe underwater and i was able to complete all the quests without the boat (something easy to do if u can fly, wouldn't want to think how long it would take without it)
post note 2: just discovered a 'pirate hat' in my bag. u click on it to summon your boat. It may look different depending on the reward u picked from dousing the fires as the hat looks like the icon from the gear reward and its placed in the trinket section of my bags (add on bag sorter) not with the regualr quest items. the neat thing is ive done most of the quests here now and the 'boat' is still with me. The items says i can summon it anytime while in thousand needles so it looks like it may be a permanent item u get while questing which is a blessing for those at the proper lvl and no flying mount. Also just a tip - try to walk along the river floor when questing as u move much faster if your feet are touching the ground and not swimming.