Spruce Boat with Chest
Spruce Boat with Chest is a cargo boat (a chest takes the passenger seat) with 27 storage slots for crossing Minecraft rivers and coasts.
Description
On the water, hoppers handle the loading: a hopper above, below, or beside the boat fills or drains the cargo automatically, and Spruce Boat with Chest is wide enough to sit above up to nine hoppers, splitting the items nine ways. Attacking Spruce Boat with Chest drops the vehicle in item form together with the whole cargo, so a finished trip unloads with a single hit. For water logistics between bases, Spruce Boat with Chest moves a chest worth of supplies in one run.
Block properties
| Item ID |
minecraft:spruce_chest_boat
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|---|---|
| /give command |
/give @p minecraft:spruce_chest_boat
|
| Stackable | No |
| Renewable | Yes |
| Java Edition | 1.19 |
| Bedrock Edition | 1.19.0 |
Guide
How to Craft and Use a Spruce Boat with Chest in Minecraft
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1
Craft a Spruce Boat
Place five Spruce Planks on a crafting table in a U shape — middle-row corners plus the full bottom row — to get one Spruce Boat.
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2
Craft a Chest
Arrange eight planks of any wood in a ring with the center cell empty to craft one Chest.
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3
Combine the parts
Put one Spruce Boat and one Chest anywhere on the crafting grid; the shapeless recipe yields one Spruce Boat with Chest.
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4
Load the cargo
Place Spruce Boat with Chest on water, sneak, and use the boat to open the 27-slot inventory, then fill the slots like a normal chest.
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5
Sail and unload
Board the boat and row to the destination; breaking the boat drops Spruce Boat with Chest in item form together with the entire cargo.
One Spruce Boat with Chest burns in a furnace for 60 seconds and smelts up to 6 items. Opening or breaking Spruce Boat with Chest near piglins in the Nether makes the piglins attack, exactly like a plain chest.
How to craft this block
Frequently asked questions
Is a Spruce Boat with Chest renewable?
Yes. Boats with chests count as a renewable resource — a fresh one can be crafted from spruce planks, a chest, and a crafting table whenever the old boat is lost.
Can a Spruce Boat with Chest carry a passenger?
No. The chest occupies the passenger seat, so the cargo boat carries only the driver, while regular boats carry up to two entities.
What breaks a Spruce Boat with Chest in one hit?
Any tool or weapon dealing more than 4 damage destroys Spruce Boat with Chest instantly. Weaker hits need repeated attacks, and the boat always drops in item form with the entire cargo.
Does a Spruce Boat with Chest stack?
No. Spruce Boat with Chest is not stackable, so each cargo boat takes a full inventory slot on the way to the water.
Which Minecraft version added the Spruce Boat with Chest?
Java Edition received boats with chests in 1.19, and Bedrock Edition made boats with chests available outside experimental gameplay in 1.19.0.
Can a Spruce Boat with Chest be leashed?
Yes. Since Java Edition 1.21, boats with chests can be tied to a lead.
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