You cannot "find" a boat because it is a player created object. to Craft One do something like this.
W= wood planks
E= nothing
E E E
W E W
W W W
Left click the boat.
Moter
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All you need to do is right click the boat.
you cant
Aim your cursor in the center of the screen at the boat and right click.
Walter Scott
First, hold the boat and right click it over water.
Once you place a boat in a body of water, simply right click to get in. Use left Shift to exit the boat.
A boat.
Dorsal (fin).
When destroyed, a boat results in 3 wood and 2 sticks so no, you unfortunately cannot recover a placed boat.