Color by Number Boat

Print the Sailboat on the waves, or open More options for a red tugboat, a paper boat and 5 more.

Sailboat on the waves, 12 by 12, 4 colors.

Answer key: prints on page 2.

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Print gives a blank worksheet, and the colored answer key on page 2 when that box is ticked. Colors you fill in on screen stay on screen. By keyboard: the arrow keys move around the grid, Enter colors a square, a digit colors it by that number and Backspace clears it.

How it works

This color by number boat set opens on a Sailboat on the waves. Then: Red tugboat, Rowboat with oars, Fishing boat, Paper boat, Speedboat, Sailboat at sunset and Cargo ship.

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White sails inside a yellow sky

On the Sailboat on the waves both sails and the wave crests are white paper, 30 squares in all, and the yellow sky around them gives the sails their shape. The box Put 0 in the white squares in More options prints a 0 in each.

Eight boats, 3 to 5 crayons

Yellow and blue are in all 8 easy keys. The Paper boat needs only 3 crayons, yellow, orange and blue, the fewest here. Two sheets color every easy square: the Rowboat with oars, seen from above, and the Sailboat at sunset.

  • The Speedboat colors 71 easy squares, the fewest on the page.
  • The Cargo ship carries 18 squares of containers: 10 red and 8 green.

Questions and answers

Is there a sailboat color by number?

Yes, two. The Sailboat on the waves has white sails, a red hull and a red flag under a yellow sky. The Sailboat at sunset is a black boat against an orange sky, with the sun low on a blue sea.

Which crayons does the color by number boat need?

Four for the Sailboat on the waves, numbered 1 to 4: yellow for the sky, black for the mast, red for the hull and the flag, and blue for the waves.

Is there a tugboat to color?

Yes: the Red tugboat has a yellow cabin with three blue windows, a black smokestack and three black tires along its side. The preschool set has a smaller Tugboat on 6 by 6 and 8 by 8 grids.

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Sailboats 2

  • Sailboat at sunset A black sailboat against an orange sunset sky, with the yellow sun low on the blue sea and its yellow reflection on the water. On the detailed grid a red band of sky glows behind the boat and the sea has purple ripples. Easy: 4 colors, 144 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 576 squares to color.
  • Sailboat on the waves A sailboat with two sails left white, a black mast, a red flag and a red hull, on blue waves with white crests under a yellow sky. On the detailed grid each sail has a light blue stripe, the hull has a gray stripe, the waves have light blue flecks and an orange sun is in the sky. Easy: 4 colors, 114 squares to color. Detailed: 7 colors, 483 squares to color.

Working boats 3

  • Cargo ship A cargo ship with a black bridge and funnel at the stern, a window left white, red and green containers on a black deck and a red hull, on blue water under a yellow sky. On the detailed grid two containers are orange and one is light blue, gray smoke rises from the funnel and the water has light blue flecks. Easy: 5 colors, 139 squares to color. Detailed: 8 colors, 556 squares to color.
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Working boats, continued

  • Fishing boat A green fishing boat with a yellow cabin, a blue window and a brown mast, its brown boom holding an orange fish over blue water; the sky is left white. On the detailed grid the window is light blue, the hull has a light green stripe, the line that holds the fish is black, the fish has a black eye and the water has light blue flecks. Easy: 5 colors, 79 squares to color. Detailed: 8 colors, 322 squares to color.
  • Red tugboat A red tugboat with three black tires along its side, a yellow cabin with three blue windows and a black smokestack with a yellow band, on blue water; the sky is left white. On the detailed grid the windows are light blue, gray smoke rises from the stack, the deck has a brown rail and the water has light blue flecks. Easy: 4 colors, 82 squares to color. Detailed: 7 colors, 338 squares to color.

Small boats 3

  • Paper boat A folded paper boat, yellow on the left and orange on the right, floating on blue water; the sky is left white. On the detailed grid a gray crease runs along the hull, the water has light blue ripples and light blue raindrops fall. Easy: 3 colors, 88 squares to color. Detailed: 5 colors, 355 squares to color.
  • Rowboat with oars A rowboat seen from above on blue water: a brown hull, an orange floor, three yellow seats and two black oars. On the detailed grid the oar blades are gray, the bow has a brown plank and the water has light blue ripples. Easy: 5 colors, 144 squares to color. Detailed: 7 colors, 576 squares to color.
  • Speedboat A red speedboat with a yellow stripe, a blue windshield and a black seat, racing over blue water with white spray under a yellow sun; the sky is left white. On the detailed grid the windshield is light blue, the water has light blue flecks and the sun has orange rays. Easy: 4 colors, 71 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 282 squares to color.

How this list was compiled: Our own pixel pictures, drawn square by square for this site on 12 by 12 and 24 by 24 grids in October 2026. Nothing is traced, scanned or copied from clip art, and no picture shows a brand, a logo or a character from a film, show, book or game. The descriptions say what is drawn and state no other fact, and the color and square counts were counted from the finished grids. Licence: own work