
Colorful Boats
Lets you change the color of boats
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About this Mod
Colorful Boats
Do you want to have new colorful boats but are annoyed of having to add a million new wood types just for new boats? No worry, this is not needed anymore.
This mod will allow you to change the look of every boat or raft in the game.
You have multiple options for the color on your boats.
UI can opened via B Key
- You can give every boat the color you want, so when not changed any toggle, every boat uses the color
- You can right-click any boat, then it will use its own color and no the selected on in the Color UI
- You can turn off the whole mod or that only boats you right-clicked will use the color
Missing Feature
Currently when you right-click a boat with dye and then break it, the boat will lose its color and when placed again, its back to normal without the dye you used on it. This bug will hopefully be fixed.
Color UI

Boat Textures
Every Boat now has two versions of its texture. This simple means you can select If a boat looks more tinted (Vanilla Texture) or clean (White Version) when the color is enabled.
You can very easily see which texture mode is enabled, and change it whenever you want.
Vanilla Texture

White Texture

Enable Specific Boats
The mod allows you to right-click boats and when you want only these boats to use the color and not every boat that spawns in the world, simply turn off the global toggle in the UI.
Available Versions
How to Install Colorful Boats on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set forge Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the forge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.20.4).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Colorful Boats". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.20.4
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Colorful Boats server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong forge version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.20.4). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Colorful Boats compatible with forge?
Colorful Boats officially supports forge for Minecraft 1.20.4. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Colorful Boats – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Colorful Boats consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
Rent Modded Server
Install Colorful Boats with just one click on your server.