Collocations for boat - noun

little, small
open
He was adrift in an open boat for three days.

flat-bottomed, glass-bottomed
inflatable, rubber
wooden
motor, power, speed, steam (usually motorboat, powerboat, etc.)
sail (usually sailboat), sailing (BrE)
paddle, row (usually rowboat), rowing (BrE)
canal, river
We hired a canal boat in France.
a Mississippi river boat

pleasure, recreational, tour
banana, cargo, charter, ferry, passenger, patrol, pilot (esp. BrE), pontoon (AmE), rescue, torpedo
flying
fishing, shrimp (AmE)
model, toy
stricken (esp. BrE)
The lifeboat was preparing to go to the aid of the stricken boat.

capsized, upturned (BrE)

fleet, flotilla
a flotilla of small boats

take out
You couldn't take a boat out in that wild sea.

take sb out in
My brother took us all out in his new boat.

get into, get on, get onto
get off, get out of
launch, lower
A new type of patrol boat was launched yesterday.

push out
I pushed the boat out into the middle of the river.

propel, row, sail
The boat is propelled by a powerful outboard motor.
Where did you learn to sail a boat?

guide, steer, turn, turn around
captain, pilot, skipper (esp. BrE)
crew (esp. BrE)
Normally the boat is crewed by five people.

beach
He beached the boat and the children leaped out to explore.

dock (esp. AmE), moor, tie up
untie
anchor, berth (esp. BrE)
Boats were anchored two and three abreast.

board
load, unload
charter, rent
rock
Sit down, you're rocking the boat.
She was told to keep her mouth shut and not rock the boat (= not take unnecessary action that would cause problems). (figurative)

capsize, overturn
build, design
catch, take
They crossed the island to catch a boat for islands south of Skye.

miss (often figurative)
If you don't buy now, you may find that you've missed the boat (= cannot take advantage of this offer because it is too late).

go, head, sail
The boat headed upriver.
The boat sailed out to sea.

arrive, come in, dock
return
bob
boats bobbing up and down in the estuary

drift, float, pass
lurch (esp. AmE), pitch, rock, roll
The boat pitched violently from side to side.

fill
The boat slowly filled with icy water.

capsize, sink
operate, ply
Ferry boats ply regularly between all the resorts on the lake.

carry sth, ferry sth, hold sth, take sth

cruise, excursion, ride, trip
race
club (esp. BrE)
house (usually boathouse)
train (= the train scheduled to connect with a particular sailing)
the 7.30 p.m. boat train to Harwich

crew, operator, owner
people (= refugees who arrive by boat)

by boat
The cave can only be reached by boat.

in a/the boat
I took them in my boat.

on a/the boat
They ate on the boat.

boat from, boat to
a boat from Jamaica to Trinidad