CraftableBoats
CraftableBoats lets players craft boats from the Nether wood types, Crimson and Warped, through two new recipes at the crafting table.
What it does
Placing Crimson or Warped planks in the standard boat layout on a crafting table produces a boat in that Nether wood. These boats work like standard Minecraft boats and keep the wood texture of their origin. Because they are immune to fire and lava, a player can cross the molten lakes of the Nether without losing the boat. The mod is a data pack for Minecraft 1.20.1 and later, so it is installed on the server side and does not require any mod on the client.
Server owners install it as a data pack, and players join with nothing extra. The mod is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, with files for 1.20 – 1.21.8 and snapshot builds available. It is not open source; the author holds all rights reserved.
Key features
Crimson and Warped boat recipes
Two new boat recipes at the crafting table turn Crimson and Warped planks into boats in the classic boat pattern.
Fire and lava immunity
Nether boats cannot burn and take no damage from lava, so they can travel across Nether lava lakes.
Matching wood texture
Crafted boats look like standard boats but carry the unique texture of the Nether wood they are made from.
Vanilla behavior
The boats function identically to regular boats, adding only the new wood type and fire resistance.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.
Use cases
Exploring the Nether
Players can cross dangerous lava lakes by boat, which the vanilla boats cannot do because they burn.
Nether-themed builds
Boats made from Crimson and Warped wood fit builds and scenes that use Nether materials.
Who it’s for: Players and server owners who want boats for the Nether on a vanilla-style survival server, using a data pack instead of a client mod.
How it compares
Boat Step Up is a Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt mod for 1.19 – 1.21.11 that runs on client and server, under All rights reserved and not open source. Lava Boats also runs on client and server and covers 1.20 – 26.3, with a similar lava theme. Puncher, by contrast, is server-side only, open source under the MIT License and published for 1.20 – 1.21.4.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CraftableBoats | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20 – 1.21.8 | Server required, client optional | 2026-01-30 |
| Boat Step Up | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.19 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-08-28 |
| Lava Boats | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-07 |
| Puncher | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20 – 1.21.4 | Server-side only | 2025-01-12 |
Questions
Does CraftableBoats need a mod on the client?
Which game versions does CraftableBoats support?
How are the Nether boats crafted?
In the catalog
CraftableBoats is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,390 Transportation mods for Fabric. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.
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What the author says
CraftableBoats: Nether Update Tired of your wooden boats burning to a crisp the moment you venture into the Nether? This data pack elegantly solves that problem by adding craftable boats made from Crimson and Warped wood! New Crafting Recipes: Adds two new boat recipes to your crafting table. Simply arrange Crimson…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/craftableboats
- Owner
- _Timosha_Moscow_
- Published
- 2026-01-21
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-01-30
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15