How do I install No Boats?

Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. Download the .jar. Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile. Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does No Boats work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2, among others. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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No Boats

by Atomiceatscode · on Modrinth

This mod removes all boats from Minecraft, forcing you to travel across water the slow way. It makes oceans feel bigger and exploration harder since you…

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No Boats deletes every type of boat from the game, including chest boats, so players can’t craft, place, or use them. You’ll have to swim, bridge, or find alternate paths whenever you reach a river or ocean. It changes exploration, makes early-game travel tougher, and gives the world a more realistic, stranded-feel challenge.

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2
How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.

Verified by MCModsHub

Ships as no-boats-1.0.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 5 KB
Download link checked 19 Aug 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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