I use the AX database on my server. The boats are actually translocators that activate when you step onto them. It works pretty damn well, and when you run up to the dock, a boat spawns and swings around. You always get that feeling that you just caught the boat.
I've had a lot of people bitch and moan about the fact the fact that there's no PoK, but I love it. It's like EQ when I left it. =)
Daxum