I have some more ideas that I think should be considered if this idea was ever implemented as either a mod or a update.
• Boat Hooks
- They will give you the ability to link boats together, so if you move your battleship, then you won't need to get out and move your utilities ship also. You can hook a maximum of 4 boats together.
- They will be crafted like this:
/ = Stick
[] = Iron Ingot
x = Empty
x x x
[] / []
x x x
• Boat Speeds
- The Boat Speeds will determine how fast your boat(s) go at max speed.
Boat Speed Table:
1 = .5 blocks per second
Normal Boat: 12
Utility Boat: 2
Storage Boat: 2
Battleship: 4
• Boat Hook Speed Formula
- The Boat Hook Speed Formula is the formula for hooking boats together.
If 1 boat, then it will move at normal boat speed.
If 2 boats, then it will move at the faster boat's speed subtracted by the slower boat's speed.
If 3 boats, then it will add the two smallest boat's speeds together, then subtract that from fastest boat's speed.
If 4 boats (max number of boats that can be hooked), then it will add the smaller speeds together and subtract the fastest speed by the sum.
For example, if you hook a Utility Boat with a Storage Boat, then the boat will not move ( 2 - 2 = 0 ).
However, if you hook a Utility Boat with a Storage Boat and a Normal Boat then it will move at the speed of 8 (4 blocks per second), (2+2) - 12 = 8.