Stencilled crates ride a rope line up the flank of the old cannery at the mouth of the cove, past rust-red ironwork and tin roofs. Nobody needs an account to work the crank, and the bonus hauls its multiplier higher with every turn of the winch.
Winchline Cannery is the hoist Skookum leaves unchained for every passer-by, so it is turning before you have finished scrolling. Its temper is middling: snap hooks and marked crates hand back small sums often, while the drying cormorant and the iron crank carry the weightier hauls. The Pewter Leaper wild plays any part bar the Grader Paddle. Three paddles anywhere set Hoist Climb going with ten free spins, the multiplier ratcheting up through the early turns and then holding at four times. Four paddles make the haul fifteen spins long, five make it twenty-two, and paddles that turn up during the haul tack on extra turns.
Hoist Climb. The opening two free spins pay double, the third and fourth pay triple, and from spin five the hoist stays locked at x4 until the round is over; it never lowers mid-haul.
Each crate on this hoist is filled with free virtual coins and nothing else. No real-money gambling takes place, nothing the reels pay has real-world value, and nothing is sold in the app. A random number generator settles every result, and a spin never tilts the one after it.
Measured by running this page's own engine for 10,000,000 spins: coin RTP 94.7%, hit frequency 33.7%, free spins about once in 132 spins, a win of 10x your stake or more about once in 110 spins. Coin figures only — no money is staked or returned.
Open the page and a crate of play coins is already hanging off the hook. No name is asked for and no app is needed.
Pick a stake and pull the crank. A Pewter Leaper wild finishes any line except one built from Grader Paddles.
Three Grader Paddles start Hoist Climb: ten free spins paying double for the opening pair, triple for the next pair, and four times from then until the haul is done.
First evenings in the cove, and anyone who wants to try the docks before opening a slip. A middling rhythm, with a bonus that keeps gaining height.
A steady trickle of small returns from the line hooks and crates on paid spins. The heavier hauls tend to come late in Hoist Climb, once the winch has reached four times.
| Reel symbol from the cove | Five of a kind along one cove line | Payout as a share of the stake |
|---|---|---|
 Pewter Leaper (wild) | 5,000× line bet | 250× your stake |
 Iron Crank | 2,600× line bet | 130× your stake |
 Drying Cormorant | 1,400× line bet | 70× your stake |
 Oiled Sardines | 800× line bet | 40× your stake |
 Marked Crate | 550× line bet | 27.5× your stake |
 Snap Hook | 320× line bet | 16× your stake |
The five card ranks (10 to A) pay the least. Three Grader Paddles anywhere open the free round. Full values for three and four of a kind are in the paytable.
No. The cannery hoist turns for any visitor right on the page; a free account is needed only for Otterdrift Channel and Spraywake Seaplane.
Yes. Skookum rows them across, and they land on top of the 100,000-coin opening stack every slip receives.
Yes. Three or more paddles mid-haul add extra spins, and the winch keeps whatever multiplier it had already wound up to.
Skookum hands out fresh jobs each day, and they count at every berth. Doing them is entirely up to you.
Two bright kayaks slip through a glassy rainforest channel under mossy giants, mist lifting off the far shore. This is the flattest water around the cove: if a paid spin brings back nothing, the crossed-oar wilds rest on their paddles and everything else takes a second free pass.
A bright yellow floatplane tears off the calm cove in a fan of spray, low cloud hanging over the forested hills behind. Each winning line is blown off the reels, fresh pictures drop into the gaps, and the chain climbs in value with each new tumble from the cloud.
Spin while it is fun, and tie up the moment it is not. Before the first crate swings, give yourself a time limit, and step off the dock for breaks. Should gambling of any kind be causing you problems, ConnexOntario is free and confidential on 1-866-531-2600, answering 24 hours a day; the Responsible Gambling Council and CCSA can help as well. Skookum’s own responsible play policy is pinned to the dock office door.
Kelp Moorings is a cove for adults aged 19 or over. Each reel on the docks turns on virtual coins of no monetary value; they cannot be bought, sold, withdrawn or exchanged. Search every float home and you will not find a coin shop or a payment page, no prize of real-world value hangs from the hoist, and success here does not imply future success at real-money gambling.
Free, confidential gambling support, pinned to the wharf notice board: ConnexOntario 1-866-531-2600, 24 hours a day · CCSA · Responsible Gambling Council · How the cove keeps play in proportion
All three worlds draw on one shared balance. Tie up a free slip and every berth unties, with your coins, favourites, level and daily missions kept waiting at the cleat for your return.
Not ready? Spin the open world, Winchline Cannery — no email needed.