Ice Boat Fix
by manekenf
Ice Boat Fix changes how boats slow down on ice, so a boat sliding across packed ice loses speed more quickly than it does by default.
What it does
Ice Boat Fix raises the friction a boat feels on ice, which shortens the long slides that boats normally make. The change is small in scope and affects only how boats behave on ice blocks. Clients and servers both need the mod, so it is installed on every player's game and on the server.
Builds exist for Fabric and Forge, covering game versions 1.20 – 1.21.11 across 19 release versions. The license is the MIT License, and the code is not open source.
Key features
Higher ice friction
Boats lose speed faster on ice, which reduces the distance a boat slides once it leaves the throttle.
Ground friction adjustment
The change targets boat ground friction on ice, so boats on other surfaces keep their default handling.
Limits ice boat highways
Long straight runs of ice that were used to travel fast become less practical, since other travel methods are faster.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
In the catalog
Ice Boat Fix is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,390 Transportation mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Ice Boat Nerf is a lightweight, performance-friendly mod that increases boat's ground friction when on ice which reduces it's speed. This mod makes "ice boat highway" exploit useless because there are many better ways to travel.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/ice-boat-fix
- Owner
- manekenf
- Published
- 2025-08-29
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-24
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15