Put the summary of the bug you're having here
What I expected to happen was...:
...for boats to float.
What actually happened was...:
...they sank to bottom of swamp/ocean.
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Put a boat (Birch) out into the water and it sank to bottom.
2. Tried another type of boat (Oak) same result. It sank.
3. ...
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If my previous comment explains your problem, this is a duplicate of MC-130475
Can Confirm. Though the problem is not that the boat can't float; the problem is that the boat gets placed too deep underwater. The boat itself can float just fine, but only if you place it on a solid surface, then drive the boat into water to get a properly functioning boat.