Boat Coloring Pages
Make free printable boat coloring pages from 13 boat pictures we drew ourselves: a sailboat on the waves, a rowboat with oars, a tugboat with tire bumpers, a canoe on a mountain lake, a car ferry, a fishing boat with a net, a paper boat in a puddle, a motorboat making a wake, a houseboat, a paddle steamer, a container ship, boats in the harbor by a lighthouse and a big simple boat for little ones. Every boat is our own drawing of no real or named ship, with no pirate, film, TV, book, game, toy or cartoon boats or characters, no faces and no flags of real places, so the pages suit homes, classrooms and libraries. Print one big boat on a page, a grid of four or six small ones, a harbor scene with a lighthouse and a pier, a fold-in-half card, or a boat mandala with small sailboats round the edge and a new pattern at the press of a button. Blank boats to decorate prints 1, 2, 4 or 6 plain sailboat outlines with no stripes, so children can design their own sails; one fills a 186 mm square on US Letter. Type a child’s name for a name page, or paste a class list to get the same boat for everyone with each name at the top. Choose simple, medium or detailed lines, never thinner than 0.5 mm. Download one multi-page PDF for US Letter or A4, a 300 DPI PNG of every page, or an SVG. No sign-up, no watermark.
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Runs in your browser with our own code; names and words never leave your device, and nothing is saved. Every picture is our own drawing, black lines on white, with no film, book or cartoon characters, mascots, brands or logos. The boats are our own simple drawings of no real or named ship, with no pirate, film, TV, book, game, toy or cartoon boats or characters, no faces, and no flags of real places; the flags carry plain shapes only. The blank boats have no windows or stripes drawn, for designing your own. The designs are our own drawings: you may use them and anything you make with them, including things you sell, with no credit needed. The lettering fonts keep their own open licenses.
How to make and print boat coloring pages
- Choose what to make: one big picture, several small pictures, the boats in the harbor scene, blank boats to decorate, the lettering poster, a name page, a class set, a card, a mandala, or a whole pack.
- Pick the picture, or tick the ones you want for a grid or pack.
- Choose the lines: simple for little ones, medium, or detailed for older children and adults.
- Add a title, change the poster words, type a name or paste your class list, and pick the lettering.
- Choose US Letter or A4 and download the PDF, or a PNG of every page.
- Print on plain paper at 100% (Actual size).
What you can use it for
- A transport, seaside or water topic at school
- Summer holiday and beach activities
- Design your own sailboat on the blank outlines
- Class sets with each child’s name
- Toddlers: the big simple boat and the paper boat in a puddle with simple lines
- Detailed boat mandalas, the paddle steamer and the container ship for older children and adults
The 13 boat pictures
| Picture | Shapes to color: simple | Medium | Detailed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sailboat on the waves | 17 | 27 | 35 |
| Rowboat with oars | 13 | 22 | 26 |
| Tugboat with tire bumpers | 13 | 21 | 40 |
| Canoe on a mountain lake | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Car ferry | 9 | 31 | 50 |
| Fishing boat with a net | 9 | 20 | 31 |
| Paper boat in a puddle | 6 | 12 | 24 |
| Motorboat making a wake | 6 | 19 | 24 |
| Houseboat | 13 | 22 | 47 |
| Paddle steamer | 10 | 27 | 42 |
| Container ship | 21 | 49 | 92 |
| Boats in the harbor by a lighthouse | 21 | 35 | 54 |
| Big simple boat | 5 | 8 | 11 |
Shapes are the closed outlines the tool draws for each picture at each level, counted by the tool. Simple keeps the hulls, sails, cabins, water and the bigger props; Medium adds stripes, portholes, windows and ripples; Detailed adds planks, rails, net lines, container ribs and the smallest lines.
Blank boats to decorate
| Boats per page | Each fits (US Letter) | Each fits (A4) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 186 mm square | 181 mm square |
| 2 | 120 mm square | 129 mm square |
| 4 | 89 mm square | 86 mm square |
| 6 | 77 mm square | 83 mm square |
Sizes are for the page with No title chosen; a title at the top makes them a little smaller. Each blank outline is a plain sailboat (a hull, a mast and two sails) with no stripes (4 shapes), so the design is up to you.
Simple to detailed lines
| Lines | Outlines | Small details | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simple | 1.8 mm | 1.4 mm | Toddlers, chunky crayons, big markers |
| Medium | 1.1 mm | 0.8 mm | Most children, colored pencils |
| Detailed | 0.75 mm | 0.5 mm | Older children and adults, fine pens and pencils |
Line widths are measured at print size. The thinnest line on any page is 0.5 mm, so every shape stays open to color.
What you can make
| Page | What prints |
|---|---|
| One big picture | One picture filling the page, with an optional title at the top and an optional frame |
| Several small pictures | Four or six pictures on one page, each in its own box |
| Boats in the harbor | A sailboat, a tugboat and a rowboat in a harbor with a lighthouse and a pier, under clouds and a sun; Medium adds windows and ripples, Detailed adds planks and the smallest lines |
| Blank boats to decorate | 1, 2, 4 or 6 plain sailboats, to decorate |
| Lettering poster | Two lines of big hollow letters to color (“Set” and “Sail” or your own words) above three pictures |
| Name page | Words such as “Colored by” and a name in large hollow letters, with three pictures |
| Class set | The same picture for every child, each page with one child’s name at the top (up to 40 names) |
| Fold-in-half card | Picture and title on the front, a small picture on the back: 139.7 × 215.9 mm (5.5 × 8.5 in) from US Letter, 148.5 × 210 mm (A5) from A4 |
| Boat mandala | A symmetric pattern with small sailboats round the edge; every pattern number gives a new design |
| Whole pack | Your ticked pictures, one per page, plus the scene, the poster, three mandalas and a name page if you choose |
Titles you can choose: Boats, Ahoy!, Set Sail, All Aboard, Row Your Boat, or your own words. Lettering styles: Fredoka, Baloo 2, Sniglet, Cherry Bomb One.
Boat facts to read while you color
- On a boat, port and starboard are fixed sides, so they never change the way left and right can.
- Looking forward, toward the front of the boat (the bow), port is on the left and starboard is on the right.
- Before boats had rudders in the middle, they were steered with a big oar at the back, usually on the right, so the right became the steering side: starboard.
- Boats were tied up to the dock on the other side, which was first called larboard, the loading side, and later port.
- Find the bow and the stern of every boat in the pack, then color the port side and the starboard side.
Source for the first four facts: NOAA National Ocean Service, What are port and starboard? (last updated 23 September 2026); read 11 November 2026.
Coloring ideas
- Hulls: red, blue or white with a bright stripe at the water line.
- Sails: white, or stripes and patches of any colors.
- Water: blues and greens, darker near the bottom of the page.
Printing tips
- Every page keeps a 12.7 mm (half inch) margin from the paper edge, on US Letter and A4.
- Plain paper is fine for crayons and pencils; use thicker paper or card for markers or paint.
- Print one page first and check it before printing a whole pack or class set.
- Choose Detailed lines only with fine pens or sharp pencils, and Simple lines with chunky crayons.
More things to make
- Turn a photo of a boat you saw into line art to color: Photo to Coloring Page.
- Draw your own symmetric patterns: Mandala Maker.
- A paper mask to color as a sailor: Mask Template.
- A word puzzle to go with the pages: Word Search Maker.
More free printables
More to make with boats?
Line art from your own photos, mandalas to draw, masks, bookmarks and word searches: free tools that run in your browser, with no sign-up and no watermark.
See all free tools →Frequently asked questions
Are these boat coloring pages free?
Yes. Every page is free to make, download and print, with no sign-up and no watermark. All the boats are our own drawings.
Which boat pictures are there?
13: sailboat on the waves, rowboat with oars, tugboat with tire bumpers, canoe on a mountain lake, car ferry, fishing boat with a net, paper boat in a puddle, motorboat making a wake, houseboat, paddle steamer, container ship, boats in the harbor by a lighthouse, big simple boat. On top of those there is a harbor scene, blank boats, a mandala, a lettering poster and name pages.
Are there pirate ships or film boats?
No. None of the boats is a pirate ship, a film, TV, book, game or toy boat, or a real named ship, and there are no characters or faces. The flags carry plain shapes, not the flags of real places.
How are these different from the ocean, fish and whale coloring pages?
They are new drawings of boats on the water. None of our ocean, fish, whale, shark or crab pages has a boat in it, and no outline is copied from those drawings.
Which side of a boat is port and which is starboard?
NOAA explains that, looking forward toward the bow, port is the left side and starboard is the right. Starboard comes from the old steering side, where the steering oar was; port was the side that faced the dock.
Can children design their own boat?
Yes. Choose Blank boats to decorate and pick 1, 2, 4 or 6 per page. Each is a plain sailboat (a hull, a mast and two sails) with no stripes. With no title, one fills a 186 mm square on US Letter; six fill 77 mm squares.
Which boat pages suit toddlers and preschoolers?
Choose Simple lines: big shapes with thick outlines. The big simple boat and the paper boat in a puddle have the fewest shapes, as the table shows.
Can I make a page for every child in my class?
Yes. Choose Class set, pick a picture and paste the names, one per line, up to 40. Each child gets the same picture with their own name in hollow letters at the top, all in one PDF.
Are there boat coloring pages for adults?
Yes. Choose Boat mandala with Detailed lines: each pattern number gives a different symmetric design. Choose 16 repeats for the most intricate pattern.
Can I sell what I make with these pages?
Yes. The pictures are our own drawings, and the note under the tool sets out how you may use them, including for things you sell.
How do I print the coloring pages?
Download the PDF and print it on plain paper. Choose 100% or Actual size to keep the margins and sizes as drawn; Fit to page also works if your printer cuts off the edges.
Is anything uploaded?
No. Everything runs in your browser. Names and words are not sent anywhere, and nothing is saved when you close the page.