Boat Item View (Forge/Neoforge)

Mod

by 50ap5ud5

See your held items as you row your boat!

Type

Mod

CurseForge Downloads

18,830,609

CurseForge ID

482444

Last Updated

Nov 7, 2026

Description

Boat Item View (Neoforge/Forge Version)

About

The Boat Item View Mod is a client-side only Minecraft Mod that allows the player to see the item held in their hand while riding in a boat.

This is functionality is normally not possible in the base game.

Note: Any items being displayed in the hand when the boat is moving still cannot be used. This mod only deals with rendering, it does not change vanilla serverside logic.

Features

Toggle the ability to render hand items when sitting in a moving boat.
Define the type of items to be rendered when sitting in a moving boat.
Compatibility with Configured Mod

Installation

This mod is client-side only. Do not install this on dedicated servers.

Dependencies

Configured Mod (Optional, generates a Config GUI)
Usage

Enabling this Mod

1. Open the Configuration File. This can be done via minecraft/config/boatiview/client.toml or the Mods -> Boat Item View -> Config Button if you have Configured Mod Installed.
2. Set the Configuration Option "showHandsInMovingBoat" to True.
3. Hold the item in the player's main hand or offhand.

Adding an item to the display list

1. Open the Configuration File. This can be done via minecraft/config/boatiview/client.toml or the Mods -> Boat Item View -> Config Button if you have Configured Mod Installed.
2. Add a new entry to the "itemsToShowInMovingBoat" option. This entry is the namespaced id of an item. E.g. "minecraft:carrot"

3. Click "Save" in the File Editor program if you have opened the client.toml file. If you are using the Configured Mod's Config GUI, click the "Save" button.

Video Demo

Screenshots

The Config GUI that is generated when Configured Mod is installed alongside this mod.

General/distribution/mod packs:
You are free to use this mod for personal use.

You may use it for non-commercial public use as well, as long as you link back to this thread or CurseForge page and use official download links.

If you wish to put this mod in a modpack that is redistributed commercially, please contact the owner about it so we can discuss this further.

Modpacks
You can use this mod in your modpack. You don’t have to ask for permission as long as you credit the author.

You may not reupload this mod on other platforms.

Licensing
This project is licensed under GNU Lesser v3. More information about this license can be found in the License.MD file within the Github repository.

You may NOT redistribute this mod by itself in a way that allows you to earn money off of it.

These terms can be subject to change.

Issues

Please report any issues to the issue tracker linked at the top of this page.

Credits