Bigger Boats
by ThatMasonGuy
Bigger Boats lets up to four players ride a single vanilla boat, with the server handling the core behavior and an optional client mod improving how crowded boats look.
What it does
Bigger Boats keeps the vanilla boat simple and extends it so that a third and fourth passenger can board the same boat. Extra riders sit apart from one another, and the hull lengthens a little to make room, while one- and two-passenger boats keep their usual look. Because the server drives the essential logic, players without the mod can still join and ride.
Extra crafting recipes add replacement boat items, and a new recipe leads to a new boat item backed by a custom entity. The mod is aimed at multiplayer servers and small groups who want to travel together. Players who install the optional client side get cleaner visuals and a dynamic stretch when more than two riders are aboard.
The mod runs on Fabric and requires Fabric API. Only the server needs it to provide the four-player behavior, while clients may add it for the visual polish. Files cover 1.20 – 26.2 across 23 release versions, and the mod is released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later, so it is open source.
Key features
Four passengers per boat
A vanilla boat can carry up to four players, so small groups can travel together without separate vehicles.
Server-side gameplay support
The server runs the behavior that matters, and unmodded clients still connect and ride with the mod present.
Optional visual polish
A client-side addition spaces out extra riders and stretches the boat slightly when a third or fourth passenger boards.
Custom boat recipes
Additional crafting recipes produce replacement boat items, and a new boat item uses a custom entity.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Server owners who want shared boats on a multiplayer server, and players who travel in small groups and want cleaner visuals when the boat is full.
Questions
Does Bigger Boats need Fabric API?
Which game versions does Bigger Boats support?
In the catalog
Bigger Boats is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,390 Transportation mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Bigger Boats keeps vanilla boats simple, but makes them better for small groups. Install it on a Fabric server and up to four players can ride in the same boat. No new recipe, no new boat item, no custom entity to teach players about. The server controls the important behavior, so unmodded clients can still join…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/bigger-boats
- Owner
- ThatMasonGuy
- Published
- 2026-06-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-24
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15