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For other kinds of boats, see Boat (disambiguation).

A boat with chest is a single chest occupying the passenger seat of a boat, and functions as such. As it can still be driven it can be used to transport items over bodies of water.

Obtaining[]

A boat with chest can be directly retrieved by attacking it, as it drops itself in item form, along with its contents.

Tools and weapons with damage above 4 can instantly destroy a boat with chest in one hit.‌[Java Edition only]

Crafting[]

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Chest +
Matching Boat


Usage[]

A boat with chest can be used for the transportation of players, mobs and items, or as fuel when smelting.

Fuel[]

A boat with chest can be used as fuel in a furnace, it lasts 60 seconds, smelting up to 6 items.

Transportation[]

Boats with chests can carry only one entity while regular boats can carry up to two.

Behavior[]

This photo shows all the types of boats with chests.

All types of boats with chests.

Main article: Boat § Behavior

Boats with chests share most behaviors with boats.

Item storage[]

Boat with Chest GUI

The GUI of a boat with chest.

The inventory of the boat with chest has the same amount of slots as a single chest. Its inventory can be accessed by sneaking and interacting with the boat with chest, interacting with the part of the boat with chest that actually contains the chest while another player or entity is inside the boat, or by opening the player's inventory while inside the boat. This means that the player cannot access armor slots without exiting the boat.

When a boat with chest moves above, underneath, or beside a hopper, its inventory is filled or drained accordingly. Due to the size of its hitbox, a boat with chest can be placed above up to 9 hoppers, allowing it to evenly split its items nine ways.

Naming[]

In Java Edition, unlike most other storage devices, a boat with chest renamed in an anvil does not display the custom name in its GUI.[1]

Piglin[]

As with other chests, opening or breaking a boat with chest causes nearby piglin(s) to attack the player.

Sounds[]

Java Edition: Boats with chests use the Friendly Creatures sound category for entity-dependent sound events.

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
RowingFriendly CreaturesWhile a boat with chest is rowed on landentity.boat.paddle_landsubtitles.entity.boat.paddle_land1.00.8-1.216
RowingFriendly CreaturesWhile a boat with chest is rowed in waterentity.boat.paddle_watersubtitles.entity.boat.paddle_water0.80.8-1.216

Bedrock Edition:

SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
PlayersWhile a boat with chest is rowed in waterrandom.swim?0.6-1.4

Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormItem tagsTranslation key
Oak Boat with Chestoak_chest_boatItemchest_boatsitem.minecraft.oak_chest_boat
Spruce Boat with Chestspruce_chest_boatItemchest_boatsitem.minecraft.spruce_chest_boat
Birch Boat with Chestbirch_chest_boatItemchest_boatsitem.minecraft.birch_chest_boat
Jungle Boat with Chestjungle_chest_boatItemchest_boatsitem.minecraft.jungle_chest_boat
Acacia Boat with Chestacacia_chest_boatItemchest_boatsitem.minecraft.acacia_chest_boat
Dark Oak Boat with Chestdark_oak_chest_boatItemchest_boatsitem.minecraft.dark_oak_chest_boat
Mangrove Boat with Chestmangrove_chest_boatItemchest_boatsitem.minecraft.mangrove_chest_boat
Cherry Boat with Chestcherry_chest_boatItemchest_boatsitem.minecraft.cherry_chest_boat
Bamboo Raft with Chestbamboo_chest_raftItemchest_boatsitem.minecraft.bamboo_chest_raft
Boat with ChestIdentifierTranslation key
Entitychest_boatentity.minecraft.chest_boat

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierAlias ID Numeric ID FormItem tags (JE)Translation key
Oak Boat with Chestoak_chest_boatchest_boat / 0646Itemminecraft:chest_boatitem.chest_boat.oak.name
Spruce Boat with Chestspruce_chest_boatchest_boat / 1649Itemminecraft:chest_boatitem.chest_boat.spruce.name
Birch Boat with Chestbirch_chest_boatchest_boat / 2647Itemminecraft:chest_boatitem.chest_boat.birch.name
Jungle Boat with Chestjungle_chest_boatchest_boat / 3648Itemminecraft:chest_boatitem.chest_boat.jungle.name
Acacia Boat with Chestacacia_chest_boatchest_boat / 4650Itemminecraft:chest_boatitem.chest_boat.acacia.name
Dark Oak Boat with Chestdark_oak_chest_boatchest_boat / 5651Itemminecraft:chest_boatitem.chest_boat.big_oak.name
Mangrove Boat with Chestmangrove_chest_boatchest_boat / 6652Itemminecraft:chest_boatitem.chest_boat.mangrove.name
Cherry Boat with Chestcherry_chest_boatchest_boat / 8658Itemminecraft:chest_boatitem.chest_boat.cherry.name
Bamboo Raft with Chestbamboo_chest_raftchest_boat / 7662Itemminecraft:chest_boatitem.chest_boat.bamboo.name
FormIdentifierNumeric ID Translation key
Entitychest_boat218entity.chest_boat.name

Entity data[]

Boat with chests have entity data associated with them that contain various properties of the entity.

Java Edition:

Main article: Entity format
  • Entity data
    • Tags common to all boats
    • Tags common to all container entities
    • Tags common to all entities

Boat Type

Main article: Boat/DV
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Bedrock Edition:

See Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format.

History[]

September 23, 2019The swamp was announced as a contender for the Biome Vote at MINECON Live 2019. Frogs, boats with chests, and mangrove trees were announced.
September 28, 2019The swamp comes in second place in the Biome Vote, setting the release date of new swamp content further than new mountain content.
October 16, 2021Jungle Boat with Chest (pre-release) Dark Oak Boat with Chest (pre-release) Boats with chests were announced at Minecraft Live 2021. Only jungle and dark oak variants were shown.
Java Edition
1.1922w12aOak Boat with Chest JE1 Spruce Boat with Chest JE1 Birch Boat with Chest JE1 Jungle Boat with Chest JE1 Acacia Boat with Chest JE1 Dark Oak Boat with Chest JE1 Mangrove Boat with Chest JE1
Oak Boat with Chest (item) JE1 BE1 Spruce Boat with Chest (item) JE1 Birch Boat with Chest (item) JE1 BE1 Jungle Boat with Chest (item) JE1 BE1 Acacia Boat with Chest (item) JE1 BE1 Dark Oak Boat with Chest (item) JE1 BE1 Mangrove Boat with Chest (item) JE1 BE1 Added boats with chests.
Knob on chest is placed incorrectly 1 pixel up.
22w13aOak Boat with Chest JE2 BE1 Spruce Boat with Chest JE2 BE1 Birch Boat with Chest JE2 BE1 Jungle Boat with Chest JE2 BE1 Acacia Boat with Chest JE2 BE1 Dark Oak Boat with Chest JE2 BE1 Mangrove Boat with Chest JE2 BE1 Changed knob on chest position 1 pixel down to match Bedrock Edition.
Boats with chests can now be placed by dispensers.
22w14aDue to the addition of the mangrove tree and mangrove swamp, make mangrove boat with chest obtainable and renewable.
22w15aOak Boat with Chest (item) JE2 Spruce Boat with Chest (item) JE2 Birch Boat with Chest (item) JE2 Jungle Boat with Chest (item) JE2 Acacia Boat with Chest (item) JE2 Dark Oak Boat with Chest (item) JE2 Mangrove Boat with Chest (item) JE2 Changed all boat with chest item textures.
Now, the inventory can be accessed by using it directly when there is already a passenger inside of it.
October 15, 2022Bamboo Raft with Chest JE1 BE1 Bamboo rafts with chests were announced at Minecraft Live 2022.
1.20
(Experimental)
22w42aBamboo Raft with Chest JE1 BE1 Bamboo Raft with Chest (item) JE1 Added bamboo rafts with chests behind the Update 1.20 experimental datapack.
22w45aBamboo Raft with Chest (item) JE2 BE2 The item texture of the bamboo raft with chest has been changed.
23w07aCherry Boat with Chest JE1 Cherry Boat with Chest (item) JE1 Added cherry boats with chests behind the Update 1.20 experimental datapack.
1.19.4 Pre-release 2Cherry Boat with Chest (item) JE2 The item texture of cherry boats with chests has now been changed.
1.2023w12aBamboo rafts with chests and cherry boats with chests are now available without using the "Update 1.20" experimental datapack.
Bedrock Edition
Wild Update
(Experimental)
beta 1.18.30.28Oak Boat with Chest JE2 BE1 Spruce Boat with Chest JE2 BE1 Birch Boat with Chest JE2 BE1 Jungle Boat with Chest JE2 BE1 Acacia Boat with Chest JE2 BE1 Dark Oak Boat with Chest JE2 BE1
Oak Boat with Chest (item) JE1 BE1 Spruce Boat with Chest (item) BE1 Birch Boat with Chest (item) JE1 BE1 Jungle Boat with Chest (item) JE1 BE1 Acacia Boat with Chest (item) JE1 BE1 Dark Oak Boat with Chest (item) JE1 BE1 Added boats with chests, missing mangrove type.
Added unused translation keys for mangrove boat with chest.
1.19.0beta 1.19.0.20Boats with chests are now available without enabling experimental gameplay.
Mangrove Boat with Chest JE2 BE1 Mangrove Boat with Chest (item) JE1 BE1 Added mangrove boats with chests.
beta 1.19.0.26Oak Boat with Chest (item) JE2 Spruce Boat with Chest (item) JE2 Birch Boat with Chest (item) JE2 Jungle Boat with Chest (item) JE2 Acacia Boat with Chest (item) JE2 Dark Oak Boat with Chest (item) JE2 Mangrove Boat with Chest (item) JE2 Changed all boat with chest item textures.
Next Major Update
(Experimental)
beta 1.19.50.21Bamboo Raft with Chest JE1 BE1 Bamboo Raft with Chest (item) BE1 Added bamboo rafts with chests behind the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.
beta 1.19.60.20Bamboo Raft with Chest (item) JE2 BE2 The item texture of the bamboo raft with chest has been changed to match Java Edition.
beta 1.19.80.20Cherry Boat with Chest JE1 Cherry Boat with Chest (item) JE2 Added cherry boats with chests behind the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.
1.20.0beta 1.20.0.21Bamboo rafts with chests and cherry boats with chests are now available without using the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.

Issues[]

Issues relating to "Boat with Chest" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia[]

  • A chest is short enough that a boat with chest falls onto it rather than crashes into it.
  • The chest texture is 12×12 pixels, rather than the 14×14 pixel texture the block uses. This is not the case with the minecart with chest.
  • Despite the minecart with chest using the Christmas texture, the boat with chest still uses the default chest texture during Christmas time.[2]

Gallery[]

Renders[]

Concept Art[]

References[]

  1. MC-249408 — Boats with Chests lose their name when placed
  2. MC-249378
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