The Changing Tide

The Changing Tide is a quest in the Fallout 4 add-on Far Harbor.

Detailed walkthrough
The Changing Tide is the second of two overarching Harbormen quests. It also has no actual target itself but serves as a checklist for a number of different Far Harbor side quests instead.


 * Help Small Bertha starts the quest Turn Back the Fog.
 * Help Mitch starts the quest The Hold Out.
 * (Optional) Help the Mariner starts the quest The Great Hunt.

Finishing any of these quests also marks the respective task of The Changing Tide as complete. Once all active tasks are completed, The Changing Tide will be considered finished as well, resulting in gaining the appropriate reward in XP.

Bugs

 * There is a bug which may result in this quest being stuck near the end. The symptom is that Allen Lee has gathered the residents to speak to them in the center of town, but he does not speak and attempting to engage him states that "This individual is busy." Captain Avery may or may not be present; if she is, she is attempting to talk with Allen but she is also "busy."

Steps that worked for me are below. WARNING: I am not a console expert. This may not be the most efficient way to clear this. These commands may have repercussions of which I am not aware. Use at your own risk.

(This completes The Changing Tide and grants the player the reward item. Allen and Avery are still stuck.) You may wish to enable God Mode for the next steps, especially if you are lower level. (This is the crime faction for the Far Harbor population.)
 * CONSOLE: SetStage DLC03FarHarborM03 1100
 * (optional) CONSOLE: tgm
 * Pickpocket Allen Lee until you fail. The entire town becomes immediately hostile.
 * Run! Flee town far enough to change map cells. If in doubt, keep running.
 * CONSOLE: ClearFactionPlayerEnemyFlag 03005c7f
 * Save game on a new save.
 * Reload your new save.
 * Fast travel back to Far Harbor.
 * (optional) CONSOLE: tgm (if you used it above; this turns it off again)

If all goes well, everyone in Far Harbor will be back to wandering around town in their usual way and able to engage the player normally.