Boat

Boats are water vehicles, first introduced in the expansion pack The Sims 3: Island Paradise and later returned in The Sims 4: Island Living. There are two types of boats: normal boats and houseboats. The former one is used only for transport, while the latter is a travel/house hybrid.

The Sims 3: Island Paradise

Boats

A boat in Island Paradise with the Kraken swimming underneath it.

The normal kind of boat can be bought through buy mode. There are three main types of boats: paddleboats, sailboats and speedboats. There are also personal watercraft (also known as water scooters).

Boats are very similar to cars. Just like a car, a boat requires a space to be mounted on. This is not the parking space the car uses, obviously, but rather a boat trailer (or mooring post). A new interaction that comes with Island Paradise is the ability to purchase a boat or car from a parking lot or boat trailer directly, so you don't have to place them down to buy a boat or car. Note that you still need a trailer to place the boat in the world, or your Sims will just carry them in their inventories.

List of boats

Image	Name	Type	Price (§)	Speed	Fun	Fishing
	Lazy Dayzy Paddleboat	Paddleboat	250	2	-	No
	Rowboat by Public Domains	Rowboat	275	1	-	Yes
	"Slade the Indomitable" Paddleboat	Paddleboat	300	2	-	No
	Aqua-Sled	Personal watercraft	475	7	-	No
	Sailboat by Public Domains	Sailboat	4,200	5	-	Yes
	Skimtron Outboard Speedboat	Speedboat	22,000	8	6	No
	Speedboat by Public Domains	Speedboat	45,000	9	6	No

Misc boat objects

Image	Name	Description	Price (§)	Size	Note
	Mooring Cleat	Need a place to dock the boat? The Mooring Cleat provides a sturdy post to safely secure a boat to the dock. It will guarantee that no boats will ever drift away when tied to one of these of these posts. Only one boat per Mooring Cleat please.	125	4x8	Must be placed on a dock.
	Mooring Post by Public Domains	Wild nights - Wild nights! If not at sea, mooring posts are more than luxury. Futile - the waves - to your boat when tied - you'll know where to go, when you need a ride! Rowboats stay tethered - Ah, you'll see! You should moor your boat - with me!	145	4x8	Must be placed above the surface of water.
	Aqua Transporter Boat Trailer	Even boats need to feel dirt beneath their hull now and then. Give them a nice resting place with this sturdy trailer from Aqua Transporter.	175	3x7	Must be placed on the ground.

NPC boats

A Sim fishing on a rowboat

Like their land counterparts, NPCs will use boats to get around from island to island. For example, the newspaper delivery boy/girl will now use the Aqua-Sled to reach your houseboat if you are not docked. This also goes for the law enforcement, pizza delivery, repair technician and other service NPCs.

Taxis are also available in boat form, recognized from their yellow color and taxi sign. Sims will use these taxis if they do not have a boat of their own.

Houseboats

Houseboats are a new type of residential lot. The biggest point that differentiates houseboats from all previous residential lots is that it is mobile. Similar to normal residential lots, Sims are able to build a house upon a platform of which they are allowed to cruise around the seas. Note that these houseboats offer smaller land area to build, but interestingly enough you are not restricted much other than that. There are no restrictions on what you are allowed to put on your houseboats.

A houseboat in the Island Paradise

An important component of said houseboats is the new houseboat control port. This port, similar to the mailbox and dustbin, is automatically given to you and can be placed anywhere, but not duplicated or deleted. This control port is very important as this is the only way in which you can move your houseboat. To move your houseboat, simply click on the control port and choose "Move Houseboat". You will then be taken to Map View, where you can click the point of interest that you'd like to visit (provided it's in the water).

A glitch with houseboats is Sims will do a lot of teleporting. If your Sim has to work, he or she will teleport to the carpool outside your dock because carpools are land vehicles.

Warning

Do not, under any circumstances, delete the platform of the houseboat with testingCheatsEnabled. Doing so will cause the game to crash.

The Sims 4: Island Living

Boats return in The Sims 4: Island Living.

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List of boats

Image	Name	Type	Price (§)	Fishing	Note
File:Outrigger Canoe.png	Outrigger Canoe	Canoe	1,800	Yes
File:The Conservationist Canoe.png	The Conservationist Canoe	Canoe	2,000	Yes	Career reward for the conservationist career (level 5).
File:Aqua-Zip.png	Aqua-Zip	Personal watercraft	2,100	No

Misc boat objects

Image	Name	Description	Price (§)	Size	Note
File:Open Water Docking Point and Ladder.png	Open Water Docking Point and Ladder	This cleat and ladder combo are perfect for creating a docking point for water vehicles of all kinds. Be sure to place it over deep water, because boats need depth to float!	160	4x5	Must be placed on a dock.
File:Open Water Docking Point and Ladder.png	Community Canoe Docking Point and Ladder	Perfect for community beaches and venues of all kinds. If there is room, this docking point and ladder combo provides a complementary canoe when Sims visit the venue. Must be placed over deep water.	0	4x5	Must be placed on a dock. Spawns a canoe near it if there is space.
File:Open Water Docking Point and Ladder.png	Community Water Scooter Docking Point and Ladder	Perfect for community beaches and venues of all kinds. If there is room, this docking point and ladder combo provides a complementary water scooter when Sims visit the venue. Must be placed over deep water.	0	4x5	Must be placed on a dock. Spawns an Aqua-Zip near it if there is space.