Better Than Boats
by Dev1lroot
Better Than Boats adds five boat variants that carry a crafting table, furnace, double chest, bed or Ender Chest, letting players work and store items while sailing.
What it does
Each variant is a boat with a function built in: the crafting table lets players craft without leaving the vessel, the furnace smelts ores and cooks food on the way, and the double chest offers far more inventory for hauling resources over long distances. The Ender Chest variant opens a global Ender inventory from anywhere in the world.
The bed boat is the mod's most distinctive piece. Sleeping in it through the night works while the boat moves, and the bed's spawn point follows the boat as it drifts or gets towed, so a player always respawns where the boat is. Boats can be linked to other boats with a Lead, which lets players tow a water caravan across open ocean instead of returning to land.
The mod is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only and runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. Files are published for NeoForge only, for 26.1.2 and 26.2, with 1.0.2 for 26.2 as the latest file.
Key features
Crafting table boat
A boat with a crafting table, so players can craft items while travelling on water.
Furnace boat
A boat with a furnace that smelts ores and cooks food during the voyage.
Double chest boat
A boat with a double chest that adds inventory space for transporting large amounts of resources.
Bed boat and moving spawn point
Sleeping in the boat sets a spawn point that moves with it, and the sleep continues through the night while the boat is in motion.
Ender Chest boat
A boat that opens the player's global Ender inventory from any place in the world.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want to travel long distances over water without returning to shore for crafting, cooking, storage or sleep, and server owners who run ocean travel in multiplayer.
How it compares
Cardinal Ice Boats is open source under the CC0 1.0 Universal license and runs on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.17.1 – 26.3. Players may install it on a client, a server, or both, and neither side needs it. Crimarp is not open source, is licensed as All rights reserved, and covers 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge. Like Better Than Boats, it has to be installed on both the server and every player.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Than Boats | NeoForge | 26.1.2 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-07-10 |
| Cardinal Ice Boats | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.17.1 – 26.3 | Client or server, optional | 2026-09-27 |
| Crimarp | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-13 |
Questions
Does Better Than Boats need to be installed on the server?
Which loader and versions does Better Than Boats support?
How does the moving spawn point work?
In the catalog
Better Than Boats is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,743 Transportation mods for NeoForge. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Tired of constantly returning to land during your ocean expeditions? Better than Boats transforms the open water into your permanent, mobile base. Built for NeoForge, this mod introduces 5 new functional boat variants that allow you to assemble a fully equipped water caravan. Seamlessly transport massive amounts of…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/better_than_boats
- Owner
- Dev1lroot
- Published
- 2026-05-25
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-10
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15