About Bigger Boats
From ModrinthLet up to four players ride in one vanilla boat. Server-side first, optional client polish.
Bigger Boats
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. Players who install the mod on their client get cleaner visuals: extra riders are spaced out and the boat stretches slightly when a third or fourth passenger is aboard.
Features
- Four players per vanilla boat
- Server-side gameplay support
- Optional client-side visual polish
- Normal one- and two-passenger boats stay visually normal
- Dynamic client-side stretch for three and four passengers
- No extra crafting recipes or replacement boat items
Install Note
For multiplayer, install Bigger Boats on the Fabric server. Clients do not need the mod to connect or ride, but installing it client-side improves how crowded boats look.
Fabric API is required.
Highlights
From source dataGame versions
Supports 25 Minecraft versions, the newest being 26.3-snapshot-1.
Loaders
Runs on Fabric.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
Bigger Boats on Nxeon
From our catalogue- One-click install
- Supported on Nxeon Minecraft servers. We download it from Modrinth, place it, and restart the server.
- Server side
- Required on the server
- Server type needed
- Fabric
- Server load
- light
- Smallest plan we suggest
- Minecraft — 2 GB (2 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
- Latest build
- 1.0.1+mc26.3-snapshot-1, released 2026-06-24
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| Fabric | 1.20.5 to 26.3-snapshot-1 (19 versions) | 26.3-snapshot-1 |
From 5 recorded builds of Bigger Boats.
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.1+mc26.3-snapshot-1 | 2026-06-24 | 26.3-snapshot-1 | Fabric |
| 1.0.1+mc26.2 | 2026-06-24 | 26.2 | Fabric |
| 1.0.1+mc26.1-26.1.2 | 2026-06-24 | 26.1 to 26.1.2 (3 versions) | Fabric |
| 1.0.1+mc1.21.11 | 2026-06-24 | 1.21.11 | Fabric |
| 1.0.1+mc1.20.5-1.21.10 | 2026-06-24 | 1.20.5 to 1.21.10 (13 versions) | Fabric |
Dependencies
- Required: modrinth project P7dR8mSH (modrinth, not in our catalogue)
Declared by the newest build that lists any. Required ones are installed with it on one-click installs.
Run Bigger Boats on a Minecraft server
Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.
What kind of mod it is
From the catalogVehicles & ships
Cars, boats, aircraft, ships and other things to drive or fly.
Runs on your server
From source side supportModrinth lists Bigger Boats as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.
Compatibility
- Game
- Minecraft
- Loaders
- Fabric
- Runs on
- Serverrequired on the server
- Game versions
- 26.3-snapshot-1 and 24 earlier
Verified at the source
- ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-02Open ↗
- ✓AuthorThatMasonGuy, as published on Modrinth
- ✓LicenseLGPL-3.0-or-laterFree
