Boat

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Boat

Oak Boat.png: Infobox image for Boat the itementity in Minecraft

Spruce Boat.png: Infobox image for Boat the itementity in Minecraft

Birch Boat.png: Infobox image for Boat the itementity in Minecraft

Jungle Boat.png: Infobox image for Boat the itementity in Minecraft

Acacia Boat.png: Infobox image for Boat the itementity in Minecraft

Dark Oak Boat.png: Infobox image for Boat the itementity in Minecraft

Mangrove Boat.png: Infobox image for Boat the itementity in Minecraft

Cherry Boat.png: Infobox image for Boat the itementity in Minecraft

Bamboo Raft.png: Infobox image for Boat the itementity in Minecraft

Invicon Oak Boat.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Boat in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Oak BoatInvicon Spruce Boat.png: Inventory sprite for Spruce Boat in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Spruce BoatInvicon Birch Boat.png: Inventory sprite for Birch Boat in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Birch BoatInvicon Jungle Boat.png: Inventory sprite for Jungle Boat in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Jungle BoatInvicon Acacia Boat.png: Inventory sprite for Acacia Boat in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Acacia BoatInvicon Dark Oak Boat.png: Inventory sprite for Dark Oak Boat in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Dark Oak BoatInvicon Mangrove Boat.png: Inventory sprite for Mangrove Boat in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Mangrove BoatInvicon Cherry Boat.png: Inventory sprite for Cherry Boat in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Cherry BoatInvicon Bamboo Raft.png: Inventory sprite for Bamboo Raft in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Bamboo Raft
Rarity color

Common

Renewable

Yes

Stackable

No

Flammable item?

Yes

Size

In Java Edition:
Height: 0.5625 Blocks
Width: 1.375 Blocks
In Bedrock Edition:
Height: 0.455 Blocks
Width: 1.4 Blocks

Network ID

JE: 1

For other kinds of boats, see Boat (disambiguation).

A boat is a drivable vehicle entity used primarily for fast transport of players and passenger mobs over bodies of water. Bamboo rafts look different, but function almost identically to other boats.

Obtaining

Boats can be crafted with any Overworld planks; crimson and warped planks cannot be used to make boats.[1]

Boats can be retrieved by repeatedly hitting them until they drop as an item.

Tools and weapons that deal more than 4♥♥ damage will instantly destroy a boat in one hit.‌[Java Edition only]

Crafting

IngredientsCrafting recipe
Matching Overworld Planks
Invicon Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Planks with description: Oak PlanksInvicon Spruce Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Spruce Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Spruce Planks with description: Spruce PlanksInvicon Birch Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Birch Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Birch Planks with description: Birch PlanksInvicon Jungle Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Jungle Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Jungle Planks with description: Jungle PlanksInvicon Acacia Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Acacia Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Acacia Planks with description: Acacia PlanksInvicon Dark Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Dark Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dark Oak Planks with description: Dark Oak PlanksInvicon Mangrove Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Mangrove Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Mangrove Planks with description: Mangrove PlanksInvicon Cherry Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Cherry Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Cherry Planks with description: Cherry PlanksInvicon Bamboo Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Bamboo Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Bamboo Planks with description: Bamboo PlanksInvicon Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Planks with description: Oak PlanksInvicon Spruce Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Spruce Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Spruce Planks with description: Spruce PlanksInvicon Birch Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Birch Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Birch Planks with description: Birch PlanksInvicon Jungle Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Jungle Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Jungle Planks with description: Jungle PlanksInvicon Acacia Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Acacia Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Acacia Planks with description: Acacia PlanksInvicon Dark Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Dark Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dark Oak Planks with description: Dark Oak PlanksInvicon Mangrove Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Mangrove Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Mangrove Planks with description: Mangrove PlanksInvicon Cherry Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Cherry Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Cherry Planks with description: Cherry PlanksInvicon Bamboo Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Bamboo Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Bamboo Planks with description: Bamboo PlanksInvicon Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Planks with description: Oak PlanksInvicon Spruce Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Spruce Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Spruce Planks with description: Spruce PlanksInvicon Birch Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Birch Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Birch Planks with description: Birch PlanksInvicon Jungle Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Jungle Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Jungle Planks with description: Jungle PlanksInvicon Acacia Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Acacia Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Acacia Planks with description: Acacia PlanksInvicon Dark Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Dark Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dark Oak Planks with description: Dark Oak PlanksInvicon Mangrove Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Mangrove Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Mangrove Planks with description: Mangrove PlanksInvicon Cherry Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Cherry Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Cherry Planks with description: Cherry PlanksInvicon Bamboo Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Bamboo Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Bamboo Planks with description: Bamboo PlanksInvicon Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Planks with description: Oak PlanksInvicon Spruce Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Spruce Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Spruce Planks with description: Spruce PlanksInvicon Birch Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Birch Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Birch Planks with description: Birch PlanksInvicon Jungle Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Jungle Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Jungle Planks with description: Jungle PlanksInvicon Acacia Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Acacia Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Acacia Planks with description: Acacia PlanksInvicon Dark Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Dark Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dark Oak Planks with description: Dark Oak PlanksInvicon Mangrove Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Mangrove Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Mangrove Planks with description: Mangrove PlanksInvicon Cherry Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Cherry Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Cherry Planks with description: Cherry PlanksInvicon Bamboo Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Bamboo Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Bamboo Planks with description: Bamboo PlanksInvicon Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Planks with description: Oak PlanksInvicon Spruce Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Spruce Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Spruce Planks with description: Spruce PlanksInvicon Birch Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Birch Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Birch Planks with description: Birch PlanksInvicon Jungle Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Jungle Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Jungle Planks with description: Jungle PlanksInvicon Acacia Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Acacia Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Acacia Planks with description: Acacia PlanksInvicon Dark Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Dark Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dark Oak Planks with description: Dark Oak PlanksInvicon Mangrove Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Mangrove Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Mangrove Planks with description: Mangrove PlanksInvicon Cherry Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Cherry Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Cherry Planks with description: Cherry PlanksInvicon Bamboo Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Bamboo Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Bamboo Planks with description: Bamboo Planks
Invicon Oak Boat.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Boat in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Boat with description: Oak BoatInvicon Spruce Boat.png: Inventory sprite for Spruce Boat in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Spruce Boat with description: Spruce BoatInvicon Birch Boat.png: Inventory sprite for Birch Boat in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Birch Boat with description: Birch BoatInvicon Jungle Boat.png: Inventory sprite for Jungle Boat in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Jungle Boat with description: Jungle BoatInvicon Acacia Boat.png: Inventory sprite for Acacia Boat in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Acacia Boat with description: Acacia BoatInvicon Dark Oak Boat.png: Inventory sprite for Dark Oak Boat in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dark Oak Boat with description: Dark Oak BoatInvicon Mangrove Boat.png: Inventory sprite for Mangrove Boat in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Mangrove Boat with description: Mangrove BoatInvicon Cherry Boat.png: Inventory sprite for Cherry Boat in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Cherry Boat with description: Cherry BoatInvicon Bamboo Raft.png: Inventory sprite for Bamboo Raft in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Bamboo Raft with description: Bamboo Raft

Usage

Boats can be used for the transportation of players and mobs, sold for emeralds, or burnt as fuel.

Crafting

NameIngredientsCrafting recipe
Boat with ChestChest +
Matching Boat
Invicon Chest.png: Inventory sprite for Chest in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Chest with description: ChestInvicon Oak Boat.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Boat in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Boat with description: Oak BoatInvicon Spruce Boat.png: Inventory sprite for Spruce Boat in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Spruce Boat with description: Spruce BoatInvicon Birch Boat.png: Inventory sprite for Birch Boat in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Birch Boat with description: Birch BoatInvicon Jungle Boat.png: Inventory sprite for Jungle Boat in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Jungle Boat with description: Jungle BoatInvicon Acacia Boat.png: Inventory sprite for Acacia Boat in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Acacia Boat with description: Acacia BoatInvicon Dark Oak Boat.png: Inventory sprite for Dark Oak Boat in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dark Oak Boat with description: Dark Oak BoatInvicon Mangrove Boat.png: Inventory sprite for Mangrove Boat in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Mangrove Boat with description: Mangrove BoatInvicon Cherry Boat.png: Inventory sprite for Cherry Boat in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Cherry Boat with description: Cherry BoatInvicon Bamboo Raft.png: Inventory sprite for Bamboo Raft in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Bamboo Raft with description: Bamboo Raft
Invicon Oak Boat with Chest.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Boat with Chest in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Boat with Chest with description: Oak Boat with ChestInvicon Spruce Boat with Chest.png: Inventory sprite for Spruce Boat with Chest in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Spruce Boat with Chest with description: Spruce Boat with ChestInvicon Birch Boat with Chest.png: Inventory sprite for Birch Boat with Chest in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Birch Boat with Chest with description: Birch Boat with ChestInvicon Jungle Boat with Chest.png: Inventory sprite for Jungle Boat with Chest in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Jungle Boat with Chest with description: Jungle Boat with ChestInvicon Acacia Boat with Chest.png: Inventory sprite for Acacia Boat with Chest in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Acacia Boat with Chest with description: Acacia Boat with ChestInvicon Dark Oak Boat with Chest.png: Inventory sprite for Dark Oak Boat with Chest in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dark Oak Boat with Chest with description: Dark Oak Boat with ChestInvicon Mangrove Boat with Chest.png: Inventory sprite for Mangrove Boat with Chest in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Mangrove Boat with Chest with description: Mangrove Boat with ChestInvicon Cherry Boat with Chest.png: Inventory sprite for Cherry Boat with Chest in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Cherry Boat with Chest with description: Cherry Boat with ChestInvicon Bamboo Raft with Chest.png: Inventory sprite for Bamboo Raft with Chest in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Bamboo Raft with Chest with description: Bamboo Raft with Chest

Trading

Master-level fisherman villagers always offer to buy a boat for an emerald. The type of boat depends on the biome outfit type of the villager; plains villagers offer to buy oak boats, taiga and snowy villagers offer to buy spruce boats, savanna villagers offer to buy acacia boats, desert and jungle villagers offer to buy jungle boats, and swamp villagers offer to buy dark oak boats.

Fuel

A boat used as fuel in a furnace lasts 60 seconds, smelting up to 6 items.

Transportation

See also: Transportation and Riding

Entering

A player enters a boat by using it, if the boat is not fully occupied (boats can hold two entities). Unlike beds, there is no message above the hotbar for attempting to enter a fully occupied boat.[2]

Exiting

A boat can be exited by sneaking or, in Bedrock Edition, pressing down the right analog stick on a controller, tapping the "Leave Boat" button when using touch controls, or jumping. When exiting a boat, the player is placed in the direction the player is facing, or, if facing directly up or down, the player is placed in front of the boat. The exiting player is placed on land if possible from the dismounting position.

Motion

Boats do not turn with mouse-look.

With a keyboard or gamepad, boats are controlled using the forward, left (turns left), right (turns right), and backward keys. Using the sprint key increases the field of vision, but does not increase speed as if sprinting.

With touchscreen controls, two buttons for steering appear. The right button or key steers to the left, and the left button or key steers to the right. Pressing both buttons or keys moves the boat forward.

In Java Edition, boats can be ridden against a current, but cannot be ridden upstream to a higher elevation. A boat lift, usually made from tripwire, pistons, and optionally a slime block, can be used to move a boat up. Bubble columns created with soul sand can also be used to push boats upward. These mechanisms can also be used in Bedrock Edition but are usually unnecessary because boats can be ridden upward in descending water, as well as follow upward stair-step currents.

Behavior

Speed

Boats move according to the player's control or water currents, with speed affected by the surface traversed. Boats move extremely quickly on ice,[3] allowing for the construction of fast transportation systems in any dimension.

SubstanceSpeed
Water8.0 blocks/s
Ice, Frosted Ice, Packed Ice40 blocks/s
Blue Ice72.7 blocks/s
Land2.0 blocks/s

Floatation

The animation of an oak boat when atop a bubble column.

A boat floats atop still or flowing water. In Java Edition, a boat sinks if it enters a waterfall.[4] In Bedrock Edition, a boat does not sink when submerged but floats up. This feature lets a player contrive stepped uphill water flows to propel a boat uphill using only flowing water.

When a boat moves over a bubble column, it begins to shake. If the bubbles are caused by a magma block, all passengers are expelled and the boat sinks.

In Java Edition, a sunken boat cannot be re-floated until a bubble column pushes it up or it is broken by the player. In Bedrock Edition, a boat resumes floating when it emerges from the currents keeping it down, or when the bubble column is blocked or removed.

Dolphins chase players riding a boat in motion, occasionally bumping the boat, causing it to shake briefly.

Destruction

As boats are entities, they have health. Boats effectively have just over 4♥♥ (exactly 4 damage is not quite enough to destroy a boat), and regenerate 110 per game tick.

Boats can be destroyed by explosions, fire and lava (but not magma blocks), cactus, and by being punched/shot by mobs, such as Drowned. Boats made invulnerable with commands cannot be broken by any of these, but they still cannot be used to travel on lava because they sink.

When a boat is destroyed under normal conditions, it drops itself in item form. In certain conditions, such as when falling for exactly 12, 13, 49, 51, 111, 114, 198, 202, 310, or 315 blocks,[5] it drops two sticks and three planks upon being destroyed.

Passengers

Multiple mobs in 2 types of boats.

Boats can support two riders, including mobs. Except for endermen in Bedrock Edition, a mob cannot exit a boat and is trapped until the boat gets destroyed, or until the player uses a fishing rod or lead to remove the mob. This can be used to transport mobs, although hostile mobs still attack while in boats. Mobs riding a boat don't despawn‌[Java Edition only] and don't count toward the mob cap.[6]

A player cannot both move (row) and use items at the same time. It is still possible to initialize item use (e.g. start eating) and row the boat while the item is still in the middle of the use animation. Although the rowing animation overrides the item use animation, the item can still be successfully consumed. This does not work with items that are triggered by the release of the use button (such as bows and tridents).‌[Java Edition only]

Being in a boat limits the player's mouse-look to the forward 210° arc in Java Edition and 180° in Bedrock Edition.

Underwater boat cannot be ridden. When the boat is underwater, all passengers in it are expelled.

Damage prevention

Riding a boat does not deplete hunger, making it an efficient way to travel.

in Java Edition, boats can completely nullify fall damage for themselves and any players/mobs inside, making them useful for travel through mountains or through the Nether.[7][8] However, due to a bug, boats can break when falling from certain heights, and the riders take fall damage.[5]

Collision

A boat has a solid collision box, which means players and other entities can't go through it even with high speed. Falling blocks are also blocked by boats.

In Java Edition, a boat falling on top of an entity stops on top of the entity. in Bedrock Edition, a falling boat can go through other entities.

Riding a boat over a lily pad causes the lily pad to drop, although the boat's speed stutters a bit.

Mobs

Most mobs can ride boats. Mobs cannot exit the boat unless the boat is destroyed, sinks, or moves over a bubble column. However, in Bedrock Edition, endermen are able to teleport out of boats.

Mobs can be picked up into the boat when they collide with the side of the boat. A mob cannot control the boat. In Java Edition, a boat being ridden by a player cannot pick up a mob. In Bedrock Edition, mobs can be picked up by a boat being ridden by a player.

A Mob is able to ride a boat if it has a width smaller than a boat, and is neither an aquatic[9] nor ambient animal. The following mobs are unable to ride in a boat:

The baby counterparts of these mobs are able to ride in boats, but not the adult versions:

Additionally, few types of mobs can have various Size, and depending on that, they can or can't fit in boats:

Lead

In Java Edition, leads cannot be attached to boats. In Bedrock Edition, leads can be attached to boats, though the lead can break when stretched too far due to boats moving much slower on land.

Sounds

Java Edition:
Boats use the Friendly Creatures sound category for entity-dependent sound events.

Sounds
SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
RowingFriendly CreaturesWhile a boat is rowed on landentity.boat.paddle_landsubtitles.entity.boat.paddle_land1.00.8-1.216
RowingFriendly CreaturesWhile a boat is rowed in waterentity.boat.paddle_watersubtitles.entity.boat.paddle_water0.80.8-1.216

Bedrock Edition:

Sounds
SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
PlayersWhile a boat is rowed in waterrandom.swim?0.6-1.4

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormItem tagsTranslation key
ItemSprite oak-boat.png: Sprite image for oak-boat in Minecraft Oak Boatoak_boatItemboatsitem.minecraft.oak_boat
ItemSprite spruce-boat.png: Sprite image for spruce-boat in Minecraft Spruce Boatspruce_boatItemboatsitem.minecraft.spruce_boat
ItemSprite birch-boat.png: Sprite image for birch-boat in Minecraft Birch Boatbirch_boatItemboatsitem.minecraft.birch_boat
ItemSprite jungle-boat.png: Sprite image for jungle-boat in Minecraft Jungle Boatjungle_boatItemboatsitem.minecraft.jungle_boat
ItemSprite acacia-boat.png: Sprite image for acacia-boat in Minecraft Acacia Boatacacia_boatItemboatsitem.minecraft.acacia_boat
ItemSprite dark-oak-boat.png: Sprite image for dark-oak-boat in Minecraft Dark Oak Boatdark_oak_boatItemboatsitem.minecraft.dark_oak_boat
ItemSprite mangrove-boat.png: Sprite image for mangrove-boat in Minecraft Mangrove Boatmangrove_boatItemboatsitem.minecraft.mangrove_boat
ItemSprite cherry-boat.png: Sprite image for cherry-boat in Minecraft Cherry Boatcherry_boatItemboatsitem.minecraft.cherry_boat
ItemSprite bamboo-raft.png: Sprite image for bamboo-raft in Minecraft Bamboo Raftbamboo_raftItemboatsitem.minecraft.bamboo_raft
BoatIdentifierTranslation key
EntitySprite boats.png: Sprite image for boats in Minecraft Entityboatentity.minecraft.boat

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierAlias ID Numeric ID FormItem tags (JE)Translation key
ItemSprite oak-boat.png: Sprite image for oak-boat in Minecraft Oak Boatoak_boatboat / 0375Itemminecraft:boatsitem.boat.oak.name
ItemSprite spruce-boat.png: Sprite image for spruce-boat in Minecraft Spruce Boatspruce_boatboat / 1378Itemminecraft:boatsitem.boat.spruce.name
ItemSprite birch-boat.png: Sprite image for birch-boat in Minecraft Birch Boatbirch_boatboat / 2376Itemminecraft:boatsitem.boat.birch.name
ItemSprite jungle-boat.png: Sprite image for jungle-boat in Minecraft Jungle Boatjungle_boatboat / 3377Itemminecraft:boatsitem.boat.jungle.name
ItemSprite acacia-boat.png: Sprite image for acacia-boat in Minecraft Acacia Boatacacia_boatboat / 4379Itemminecraft:boatsitem.boat.acacia.name
ItemSprite dark-oak-boat.png: Sprite image for dark-oak-boat in Minecraft Dark Oak Boatdark_oak_boatboat / 5380Itemminecraft:boatsitem.boat.big_oak.name
ItemSprite mangrove-boat.png: Sprite image for mangrove-boat in Minecraft Mangrove Boatmangrove_boatboat / 6643Itemminecraft:boatsitem.boat.mangrove.name
ItemSprite cherry-boat.png: Sprite image for cherry-boat in Minecraft Cherry Boatcherry_boatboat / 8657Itemminecraft:boatsitem.boat.cherry.name
ItemSprite bamboo-raft.png: Sprite image for bamboo-raft in Minecraft Bamboo Raftbamboo_raftboat / 7661Itemminecraft:boatsitem.boat.bamboo.name
FormIdentifierNumeric ID Translation key
EntitySprite boats.png: Sprite image for boats in Minecraft Entityboat90entity.boat.name

Entity data

Boats have entity data associated with them that contain various properties of the entity.

Java Edition:

Main article: Entity format
  • Entity data
    • Tags common to all boats
    • Tags common to all entities

Boat Type

Main article: Boat/DV

Bedrock Edition:

See Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format.

Achievements

IconAchievementIn-game descriptionActual requirements (if different)Gamerscore earnedTrophy type (PS4)
PS4Other
File:AchievementSprite whatever-floats-your-goat.pngNewAchievementSprite whatever-floats-your-goat.png: Sprite image for whatever-floats-your-goat in Minecraft linking to Achievement#Whatever Floats Your GoatWhatever Floats Your GoatGet in a boat and float with a goatUse a boat and put a goat inside that boat, then ride it20GBronze

Advancements

Icon AdvancementIn-game description Parent Actual requirements (if different)Resource location
Advancement-plain-raw.pngInvicon Oak Boat.pngWhatever Floats Your Goat!
Get in a Boat and float with a GoatHusbandryEnter a boat or a raft with a goat.husbandry/ride_a_boat_with_a_goat

History

Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.6Oak Boat JE1.pngOak Boat (item) JE1.png Added boats.
Initially, boats broke upon being placed outside water, and on impact with land.
v1.0.6_01Boats now only break on impact with land at high speeds.
Boats no longer break upon being placed outside water.
Boat turning has been made smoother.
Java Edition Beta
1.8Pre-releaseIt is now possible to score a critical hit against a boat.
Java Edition
1.3.112w15aBoats can now be shot out from dispensers.
1.3Oak Boat (item) JE2 BE1.png The texture of the oak boat item has been changed.
12w21aBoats no longer take damage when colliding with lily pads. Instead, the lily pads themselves break.
12w23aBoats can now accelerate to faster than previous speeds, and are now easier to control.
12w27aBoats now drop their item instead of 3 oak wood planks and 2 sticks if broken by a player.
Instead, it needs to fall certain heights to drop 3 oak wood planks and 2 sticks.
1.6.113w16bNew boat physics with lower inertia, but left, back and right controls have been removed.
Boats now take damage and break when colliding with many lily pads in a short time.
1.7.213w36aPlayers can now /summonmobs riding boats, though mobs cannot control boats.
13w43aBoats no longer inflict fall damage when running aground.
Boats being broken by lily pads has been slightly improved.
Left, back and right controls added again.
1.814w06aMobs riding boats can now control them, so that they can chase or flee enemies, move toward food, move about randomly, or whatever they would do on land. The exceptions are the ghast and bat, both of which cannot control boats.
1.8.2pre2Boats can now survive crashes at higher speeds.
1.915w41aOak Boat JE2 BE1.pngSpruce Boat JE1 BE1.pngBirch Boat JE1 BE1.pngJungle Boat JE1 BE1.pngAcacia Boat JE1 BE1.pngDark Oak Boat JE1 BE1.png

Oak Boat (item) JE3 BE2.pngSpruce Boat (item) JE1 BE2.pngBirch Boat (item) JE1 BE2.pngJungle Boat (item) JE1 BE2.pngAcacia Boat (item) JE1 BE2.pngDark Oak Boat (item) JE1 BE2.png Boats have been overhauled to match the boats from Pocket Edition Alpha 0.11.0. They now have oars for paddling and are more durable and now allows passengers to board.

Mobs can now board boats, though they can no longer control them.
A new set of controls have been introduced: it includes holding down the right and left keys to move forward, and using the right key to move the right oar, turning the boat to the left (and vice-versa). Mouse movement no longer turns boats, and the forward and back keys no longer have any effect.
Players can no longer useitems or attack from boats unless they were at a complete stop.
The crafting recipe for boats has been changed to require a wooden shovel as shown below.
The NBT tagType (string) have now added for the boat entity, taking values oak, spruce, birch, jungle, acacia and dark_oak.
Boats no longer break snow layers they run into.
15w42aThe new boats are now comparable in speed to the old boats (slightly faster than sprinting), though with less momentum.
Players can now use items and attack immediately after they stop rowing.
15w43cThe texture of boats has been remapped, so that they now have a separate texture per oar and per side of the boat.
15w51aBoats now drop their corresponding planks when broken.
16w04aBoats are now faster and now move forward and backward using the forward and backward keys respectively, and steer left and right using the left and right keys respectively. The rowing mechanism introduced in 15w41a, holding the right and left keys, is removed and no longer moves the boat forward. The controls are now more similar to boats before the overhaul.
Boats now sink when underwater, or within flowing water of any depth.
The crafting recipe of boats has been restored to the original recipe, no longer requiring a wooden shovel as it has since 15w41a (though matching wood planks is still required).
Riding a boat no longer subjects water-sensitive mobs to being damaged by water, and no longer protects sunlight-sensitive mobs from being damaged by sunlight.
Dismounting in a boat now attempts to place the player on land.
16w05aBoats now travel extremely fast on ice, packed ice and frosted ice.[3]
16w06aRiding entities such as boats are now run by the client rather than by the server.
1.1116w32aThe entity ID has been changed from Boat to boat.
The player's hunger bar is now visible when riding in a boat.
16w33aBoats can now be used to fuel furnaces.
16w39cBoats placed by dispensers now face the same way as the dispenser, instead of toward the dispenser.[11]
1.1217w17aA boat paddles sound has been added.
1.1317w47aThe oak boat ID has been changed from boat to oak_boat.
Prior to The Flattening, these items' numeral IDs were 333, 444, 445, 446, 447 and 448.
18w15aAdded blue ice, which allows boats to travel even faster on it.
1.1418w43aOak Boat JE3.pngSpruce Boat JE2.pngBirch Boat JE2.pngJungle Boat JE2.pngAcacia Boat JE2.pngDark Oak Boat JE2.png

Oak Boat (item) JE4 BE3.pngSpruce Boat (item) JE2 BE3.pngBirch Boat (item) JE2 BE3.pngJungle Boat (item) JE2 BE3.pngAcacia Boat (item) JE2 BE3.pngDark Oak Boat (item) JE2 BE3.png The textures of all boats have been changed.

18w50aOak Boat JE4 BE2.pngSpruce Boat JE3 BE2.pngBirch Boat JE3 BE2.pngJungle Boat JE3 BE2.pngAcacia Boat JE3 BE2.pngDark Oak Boat JE3 BE2.png The textures of all boats have been changed to match the new planks.
19w11aFisherman villagers now buy boats.
1.1519w37aBoats as fuel now smelt 6 items in a furnace instead of 1.
1.1620w18aMobs in boats no longer despawn.
1.1922w11aMangrove Boat JE1 BE1.pngMangrove Boat (item) JE1 BE1.png Added mangrove boats.
22w12aBoats can now be used to craft boats with chests.
Oak Boat (item) JE5.pngSpruce Boat (item) JE3 BE5.pngBirch Boat (item) JE3 BE4.pngJungle Boat (item) JE3 BE4.pngAcacia Boat (item) JE3 BE4.pngDark Oak Boat (item) JE3 BE4.png The textures of all boat items (except mangrove) have been changed.[12]
22w14aDue to the addition of the mangrove tree and mangrove swamp, mangrove boats are now obtainable and renewable.
22w15aOak Boat (item) JE6.pngSpruce Boat (item) JE4.pngBirch Boat (item) JE4.pngJungle Boat (item) JE4.pngAcacia Boat (item) JE4.pngDark Oak Boat (item) JE4.pngMangrove Boat (item) JE2.png The textures of all boat item textures have been changed.
October 15, 2022Bamboo Raft JE1 BE1.png Bamboo rafts were announced at Minecraft Live 2022.
1.20
(Experimental)
22w42aBamboo Raft JE1 BE1.pngBamboo Raft (item) JE1.png Added bamboo rafts behind the Update 1.20 experimental datapack.
22w45aBamboo Raft (item) JE2 BE2.png The item texture of the bamboo raft has been changed.
23w07aCherry Boat JE1.pngCherry Boat (item) JE1.png Added cherry boats behind the Update 1.20 experimental datapack.
1.2023w12aBamboo rafts and cherry boats are now available without using the "Update 1.20" experimental datapack.
Pocket Edition Alpha
September 19, 2014Tommaso Checchi tweeted a picture of a player riding a boat, stating that the most important thing is to "get the paddling right."
Minecart JE3 BE1.png The model used by boats is currently a minecart.
January 26, 2015Tommaso Checchi tweets a screenshot of multiple riders in a single boat.
Boat (pre-release).png The model used by boats is now a minecart which has been squished vertically, and tinted brown.
February 20, 2015Tommaso Checchi tweets a screenshot of multiple boats with only mobs in them.
Boats now have a proper model with paddles.
v0.11.0build 1Oak Boat JE2 BE1.pngSpruce Boat JE1 BE1.pngBirch Boat JE1 BE1.pngJungle Boat JE1 BE1.pngAcacia Boat JE1 BE1.pngDark Oak Boat JE1 BE1.png

Oak Boat (item) JE2 BE1.pngOak Boat (item) JE2 BE1.pngOak Boat (item) JE2 BE1.pngOak Boat (item) JE2 BE1.pngOak Boat (item) JE2 BE1.pngOak Boat (item) JE2 BE1.png Added boats. Each wood type has its own respective variant, though they share the same sprite as items.

Boats can support two riders, including mobs.
Boats are larger in size than in Java Edition.
Boats are more resistant to crashing against land than in Java Edition.
build 12Projectiles can now be shot from boats.
v0.12.1build 1Added all boat variants to the Creativeinventory.
Oak Boat (item) JE3 BE2.pngSpruce Boat (item) JE1 BE2.pngBirch Boat (item) JE1 BE2.pngJungle Boat (item) JE1 BE2.pngAcacia Boat (item) JE1 BE2.pngDark Oak Boat (item) JE1 BE2.png New inventory icons for boats have been added. The sprite now includes paddles and represents their respective wood color.
v0.13.0build 1Boats are now slightly faster than sprinting, and no longer deplete hunger.
Players can now useitems and attack immediately after they stop rowing.
build 3Boats now stack on top of each other.
Bedrock Edition
1.2.0beta 1.2.0.22Boats now move faster on ice.
1.5.0beta 1.5.0.0The steering of boats has been changed when using keyboard and mouse - W now moves the boat forward and S reverses it.
beta 1.5.0.4Boats can now sink or float on bubble columns.
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3Oak Boat JE4 BE2.pngSpruce Boat JE3 BE2.pngBirch Boat JE3 BE2.pngJungle Boat JE3 BE2.pngAcacia Boat JE3 BE2.pngDark Oak Boat JE3 BE2.png

Oak Boat (item) JE4 BE3.pngSpruce Boat (item) JE2 BE3.pngBirch Boat (item) JE2 BE3.pngJungle Boat (item) JE2 BE3.pngAcacia Boat (item) JE2 BE3.pngDark Oak Boat (item) JE2 BE3.png The textures of all boats have been changed.

1.11.0beta 1.11.0.4Boats can now be bought from fisherman villagers.
1.16.0beta 1.16.0.57Trading has been changed, master-level fisherman villagers now offer to buy boats based on their villager biome outfit.
Due to trading changes, birch boats can no longer be sold to fisherman villagers.
1.16.100beta 1.16.100.51Custom named boats now save their name after placing and breaking.
beta 1.16.100.56The item ID boat has been split up into <type>_boat.
1.18.10beta 1.18.10.27Oak Boat (item) BE4.pngSpruce Boat (item) BE4.pngBirch Boat (item) JE3 BE4.pngJungle Boat (item) JE3 BE4.pngAcacia Boat (item) JE3 BE4.png The item sprites of all boats have been changed. The paddles now represent their respective wood color (except spruce) and the inside rims of the boats are darker.
Dark Oak Boat (item) JE3 BE4.png An updated item sprite for dark oak boat has been added to the game files, but it's currently unused.[13]
1.18.30beta 1.18.20.25Spruce Boat (item) JE3 BE5.png An updated item sprite for spruce boat has been added to the game files, but it's currently unused.[14]
beta 1.18.20.27Spruce and dark oak boats now correctly use their updated item sprites.
1.19.0beta 1.19.0.20Mangrove Boat JE1 BE1.pngMangrove Boat (item) JE1 BE1.png Added mangrove boats.
beta 1.19.0.26Oak Boat (item) JE6.pngSpruce Boat (item) JE4.pngBirch Boat (item) JE4.pngJungle Boat (item) JE4.pngAcacia Boat (item) JE4.pngDark Oak Boat (item) JE4.pngMangrove Boat (item) JE2.png Changed all boat item textures.
Next Major Update
(Experimental)
beta 1.19.50.21Bamboo Raft JE1 BE1.pngBamboo Raft (item) BE1.png Added bamboo rafts behind the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.
beta 1.19.60.20Bamboo Raft (item) JE2 BE2.png The item texture of the bamboo raft has been changed to match Java Edition.
beta 1.19.80.20Cherry Boat JE1.pngCherry Boat (item) JE1.png Added cherry boats behind the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.
1.20.0beta 1.20.0.21Bamboo rafts and cherry boats are now available without using the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.
1.20.10beta 1.20.10.20The wooden shovel in the crafting recipe has been removed for all boat types except the bamboo raft.
beta 1.20.10.21The bamboo raft recipe no longer needs a wooden shovel.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1CU1 1.0 Patch 11.0.1Oak Boat JE1.pngOak Boat (item) JE2 BE1.png Added boats.
TU12The maximum number of boats in a world has been increased to 40.
Boats now break when they hit land hard.
TU14 1.04 Boats are no longer broken by lily pads anymore, instead they run straight through the lily pad now, breaking and sometimes dropping it.
When boats crash, they can now sometimes drop themselves as items.
Boats are now less glitchy and more responsive now.
The maximum speed of boats has been increased.
When exiting, players now move from the boat.
When broken by a player, they drop a boat now.
TU46CU36 1.38 Patch 15Oak Boat JE2 BE1.pngSpruce Boat JE1 BE1.pngBirch Boat JE1 BE1.pngJungle Boat JE1 BE1.pngAcacia Boat JE1 BE1.pngDark Oak Boat JE1 BE1.png

Oak Boat (item) JE3 BE2.pngSpruce Boat (item) JE1 BE2.pngBirch Boat (item) JE1 BE2.pngJungle Boat (item) JE1 BE2.pngAcacia Boat (item) JE1 BE2.pngDark Oak Boat (item) JE1 BE2.png Boats have been overhauled to match Pocket Edition Alpha 0.11.0 boats.

TU57CU49 1.56 Patch 271.0.7The crafting recipe of boats has been changed to require a wooden shovel.
1.90 Oak Boat JE4 BE2.pngSpruce Boat JE3 BE2.pngBirch Boat JE3 BE2.pngJungle Boat JE3 BE2.pngAcacia Boat JE3 BE2.pngDark Oak Boat JE3 BE2.png

Oak Boat (item) JE4 BE3.pngSpruce Boat (item) JE2 BE3.pngBirch Boat (item) JE2 BE3.pngJungle Boat (item) JE2 BE3.pngAcacia Boat (item) JE2 BE3.pngDark Oak Boat (item) JE2 BE3.png The textures of all boats have been changed.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0Oak Boat JE2 BE1.pngSpruce Boat JE1 BE1.pngBirch Boat JE1 BE1.pngJungle Boat JE1 BE1.pngAcacia Boat JE1 BE1.pngDark Oak Boat JE1 BE1.png

Oak Boat (item) JE3 BE2.pngSpruce Boat (item) JE1 BE2.pngBirch Boat (item) JE1 BE2.pngJungle Boat (item) JE1 BE2.pngAcacia Boat (item) JE1 BE2.pngDark Oak Boat (item) JE1 BE2.png Added boats.

Issues

Issues relating to "Boat" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia

  • Sand, red sand, concrete powder, gravel, anvils, and dragon eggs drop as items when they fall onto a boat that is in water.
  • A chest is short enough that a boat falls onto it rather than crashes into it.
  • In Legacy Console Edition, holding the movement stick to the side in a boat on blue ice causes the player to spin quickly. If a passenger is in the boat while this occurs, when the player exits the boat after it reaches maximum velocity (attained after about three seconds), for most mobs, the mob's head may spin uncontrollably. For some mobs, however, nothing happens (such as slimes and ghasts). The mob may also get its head stuck at an angle. Thorough testing was done on Minecraft: Wii U Edition, although the glitch was originally discovered on the Xbox 360 Edition.

Gallery

Screenshots

Development Images

Concept Art

Artwork

See also

References

  1. MC-170868 — resolved as "Invalid".
  2. MC-161251 - resolved as “Works as Intended”
  3. abMC-97803 — Boats going faster on ice than in water — resolved as "Works As Intended".
  4. MC-91206 — resolved as "Works As Intended".
  5. abMC-119369
  6. MC-182897 — resolved as "Works As Intended".
  7. MC-105103 — resolved as "Works As Intended".
  8. MCPE-149490 — resolved as "Works As Intended".
  9. Despite this, turtles are allowed to ride in boats because they are internally a part of the creatures group.
  10. abEven though its width is smaller than a boat, and is neither an aquatic or ambient mob, it is specifically coded to disallow it from riding.
  11. MC-90074 — resolved as "Fixed".
  12. MC-94161 — resolved as "Fixed".
  13. MCPE-151667
  14. MCPE-152262
  15. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/e1AJo7jU5MI

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