{"id":33261,"date":"2026-06-01T18:28:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T15:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/boat-item-view\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T18:28:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T15:28:57","slug":"boat-item-view","status":"publish","type":"mod","link":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/boat-item-view\/","title":{"rendered":"Boat Item View"},"content":{"rendered":"<p># Boat Item View<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/6s5Kpa6.gif\" alt=\"drawing\" width=\"403\" height=\"192\"\/><br \/>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/Ol1Tcf8.png\" alt=\"drawing\" width=\"250\" height=\"192\"\/><br \/>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>## About<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>This is functionality is normally not possible in the base game.<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>## Features<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Toggle the ability to render hand items when sitting in a moving boat.<br \/>\n&#8211; Define the type of items to be rendered when sitting in a moving boat.<br \/>\n&#8211; Compatibility with Cloth Config and ModMenu\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>## Installation<\/p>\n<p>This mod is client-side only. Do not install this on dedicated servers.<\/p>\n<p>## Dependencies<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Fabric API (Optional)<br \/>\n&#8211; Cloth Config API (Required, Preinstalled in this mod)<br \/>\n&#8211; Mod Menu API (Optional, install if you like an Ingame Config GUI)<\/p>\n<p>## Usage<\/p>\n<p>### Enabling this Mod<br \/>\n1. Open the Configuration File. This can be done via minecraft\/config\/boatiview\/client.toml or the Mods -> Boat Item View -> Configure Button if you have Mod Menu Installed.<br \/>\n2. Set the Configuration Option &#8220;showHandsInMovingBoat&#8221; to True.<br \/>\n3. Hold the item in the player&#8217;s main hand or offhand.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Usage with ModMenu Config GUI: https:\/\/streamable.com\/m8n37z<\/p>\n<p>### Adding an item to the display list<br \/>\n1. Open the Configuration File. This can be done via minecraft\/config\/boatiview\/client.toml or the Mods -> Boat Item View -> Configure Button if you have Mod Menu Installed.<br \/>\n2. Add a new entry to the &#8220;itemsToShowInMovingBoat&#8221; option. This entry is the namespaced id of an item. E.g. &#8220;minecraft:carrot&#8221;<br \/>\n3. Click &#8220;Save&#8221; in the File Editor program if you have opened the client.toml file. If you are using Mod Menu, click the &#8220;Save and Quit&#8221; button.<br \/>\n&#8211; Usage in ModMenu Config GUI: https:\/\/streamable.com\/n9vwwz<br \/>\n&#8211; Usage in TOML File: https:\/\/streamable.com\/9f5z3v<\/p>\n<p>## Screenshots<\/p>\n<p>The Config GUI that is generated when Mod Menu is installed alongside this mod.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/2Mii7r4.png\" alt=\"drawing\" width=\"403\" height=\"192\"\/><br \/>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>## Issues<\/p>\n<p>Please report any issues to the issue tracker linked at the top of this page.<\/p>\n<p>## Credits<\/p>\n<p>Treblero, for the original idea<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/VMrDHZN.png\" alt=\"drawing\" width=\"403\" height=\"192\"\/><br \/>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>See your held items when in a moving boat!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":33262,"template":"","meta":{"_minecraft_slug":"boat-item-view","_minecraft_project_id":"BdKIyOLe","_minecraft_author":"50ap5ud5","_minecraft_license":"LGPL-3.0-only","_minecraft_downloads":10052398,"_minecraft_follows":1702,"_minecraft_client_side":"required","_minecraft_server_side":"unsupported","_minecraft_storage_type":"zip","_minecraft_archive_name":"boat-item-view.zip","_minecraft_size_bytes":18141152,"_minecraft_version_count":45,"_minecraft_updated_at":"2026-05-15T19:37:23.577249Z","_minecraft_date_created":"2021-05-15T06:41:22.919916Z","_minecraft_date_modified":"2026-03-29T11:20:59.279291Z","_minecraft_project_url":"https:\/\/modrinth.com\/mod\/boat-item-view","_minecraft_icon_attachment_id":33262,"_minecraft_imported_at":"2026-06-01T15:28:58+00:00","_minecraft_import_hash":"45cd245f39a05377683b02c4386d5895","_minecraft_versions":"","_minecraft_links":"","_minecraft_gallery":"","_minecraft_api_metadata":""},"mod_category":[87,156,88,97,104,89,126,158,90,869,92],"mod_loader":[99,106,160],"minecraft_version":[48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,36,60,93,94,101,102,62,37,40,41,73,74,38,78,79,80,81,82,83,167,163],"class_list":["post-33261","mod","type-mod","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mod_category-adventure","mod_category-decoration","mod_category-equipment","mod_category-fabric","mod_category-forge","mod_category-game-mechanics","mod_category-management","mod_category-neoforge","mod_category-optimization","mod_category-transportation","mod_category-utility","mod_loader-fabric","mod_loader-forge","mod_loader-neoforge","minecraft_version-1-16-5","minecraft_version-1-17","minecraft_version-1-17-1","minecraft_version-1-18","minecraft_version-1-18-1","minecraft_version-1-18-2","minecraft_version-1-19","minecraft_version-1-19-1","minecraft_version-1-19-2","minecraft_version-1-19-3","minecraft_version-1-19-4","minecraft_version-1-20","minecraft_version-1-20-1","minecraft_version-1-20-2","minecraft_version-1-20-3","minecraft_version-1-20-4","minecraft_version-1-20-5","minecraft_version-1-20-6","minecraft_version-1-21","minecraft_version-1-21-1","minecraft_version-1-21-10","minecraft_version-1-21-11","minecraft_version-1-21-2","minecraft_version-1-21-3","minecraft_version-1-21-4","minecraft_version-1-21-5","minecraft_version-1-21-6","minecraft_version-1-21-7","minecraft_version-1-21-8","minecraft_version-1-21-9","minecraft_version-26-1","minecraft_version-26-1-1","minecraft_version-26-1-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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