How do I install BoatOverhaul [Forge]?

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 CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does BoatOverhaul [Forge] work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.20.1, 1.20, 1.19.3, among others. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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BoatOverhaul [Forge]

Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.16–1.20. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

by TachibanaSherry · on CurseForge

Which Minecraft do you have?

Every version of the game needs its own build. Pick yours, then download — the wrong build installs fine and then does nothing in the game. This mod is built for Forge only.

Minecraft 1.20–1.20.1Newest
Minecraft 1.19.3
Minecraft 1.19.2
Minecraft 1.18.2
Minecraft 1.16.5

⬇ Download for 1.20–1.20.1 ⬇ Download for 1.19.3 ⬇ Download for 1.19.2 ⬇ Download for 1.18.2 ⬇ Download for 1.16.5

I don't know my version or loader

Open the Minecraft launcher and look at the profile you play on — it names both, like fabric-loader-1.21.4. The version also shows in the bottom-right corner of the game's main menu.

No loader in the profile name? Then it's plain Minecraft, and these mods won't run — you need Fabric or NeoForge installed first.

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Fabric? Here.

The mod ports WOWS's boat sailing mechanism to Minecraft.

Features:

4 vanilla keybindings are modified:

Walk Forwards (W): Sail Forwards -> Boat Gear Up;

Walk Backwards (S): Sail Backwards -> Boat Gear Down;

Strafe Left (A): Boat Turn Left -> Boat Rudder Left (Manual);

Strafe Right (D): Boat Turn Right -> Boat Rudder Right (Manual).

2 modded keybindings are added:

NUM4: Boat Rudder Left (Auto);

NUM6: Boat Rudder Right (Auto).

Showcase:

BoatOverhaul [Forge] — Minecraft Java mod, screenshot 1

A boat gradually gears up.

BoatOverhaul [Forge] — Minecraft Java mod, screenshot 2

A boat rudders left, and gears up and down.

Configurations:

.minecraft/config/boatoverhaul-common.toml (Forge)

#Allows a boat to turn its rudder with a very low extra forward speed when the gear state is at STOP

allowRudderingWhenStopped = false

#If set to true, a boat sailing backward and ruddering right, for example, will sail to the left rearward

reverseRudderWhenSailingAstern = false

Attention:

The mod's sound resources are from the popular naval war game WOWS;

The "mixinless" version of the mod needs MixinBootstrap.

You DEFINITELY CAN add the mod to your modpack;

I encourage any porting request for reasonable versions / modloaders.

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.20.1, 1.20, 1.19.3
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 CurseForge — 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.

File checked by MCModsHub

Ships as BoatOverhaul-Forge-1.16.5-2.0.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 182 KB
Download link checked 25 Sept 2026 — working

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

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