How to Use a Boat in Minecraft

This tutorial for Minecraft provides a detailed explanation on utilizing a boat, accompanied by visual aids and clear, sequential guidance.

In Minecraft, you can use a boat to go across water without having to swim. Let’s explore how to use a boat.

Required Materials

In Minecraft, here are the resources required to utilize a boat:.

Steps to Use a Boat

1. Place the Boat onto Water

Using a crafting recipe for a vessel, you can efficiently fabricate one in case you lack a boat in your inventory. In the realm of Minecraft, a boat is essential for water travel.

Place the boat in your hotbar and ensure that it is the currently selected item in the hotbar.

You should see the highlighted block become a window game. Next, you need to place your boat on the water where you want it, at least four blocks away. Move your pointer to the next position.

The control for positioning the boat in Minecraft varies depending on the version.

For Java Edition (PC/Mac), simply click with the right mouse button on

In Pocket Edition (PE), you simply touch the block.

To use the LT button on the Xbox controller, press it for Xbox 360 and Xbox One.

To activate L2 on the PS controller, press the corresponding button on the PS3 or PS4.

To play Wii U, simply press the ZL button located on the gamepad.

To operate the ZL button on the controller of the Nintendo Switch.

To access the block in Windows 10 Edition, simply right click on it.

To access Education Edition, simply perform a right-click on the block

The next thing to acquire is the knowledge of how to navigate in your vessel. Your vessel should be visible on the designated area you chose, you ought to be able to spot it.

2. Get into the Boat

Now that you have placed your vessel in the water, you need to enter the boat by boarding it.

The method of boarding the boat (or entering the boat) depends on the Minecraft version.

To interact with the boat in Java Edition (PC/Mac), simply perform a

In Pocket Edition (PE), you simply tap on the boat and then tap on the Board button.

To board the boat on the PS3 and PS4, simply press the L2 button on the PS controller.

To board the boat on Xbox 360 and Xbox One, simply press the LT button on the Xbox controller.

To access the boat in Windows 10 Edition, simply right click on it.

To play Wii U, simply press the ZL button located on the gamepad.

To operate the ZL button on the controller of the Nintendo Switch.

To access the Education Edition, simply right-click on the boat.

In the game, you navigate using the identical controls to maneuver the boat around as you are currently onboard the boat.

3. Get out of the Boat

The method of exiting the boat in Minecraft varies depending on the version.

For Java Edition (PC/Mac), you can press the left shift button.

In Pocket Edition (PE), simply tap on the “Leave Boat” button.

To use the Right Stick (RS) on the PS controller, press it for PS3 and PS4.

To use the Right Stick (RS) on the Xbox controller for Xbox 360 and Xbox One, simply press it.

In order to access Windows 10 Edition, you need to press the left shift key.

To use the Right Stick (RS) on the gamepad for Wii U, simply press it

To operate the Nintendo Switch, simply press the Right Stick (RS) located on the controller.

To activate the Education Edition, simply press the left shift key.

Congratulations, you have just acquired the knowledge of operating a boat in Minecraft.

Other Things to Do with Boats

Here are some additional activities that you can engage in with boats in Minecraft: