How to visit the phinisi yards at Tana Beru and Bira: getting there from Makassar, what you see at each build stage, etiquette, safety and the best months to go.

Published benchmarks: ~120 charter nights at IDR 30m, IDR 3.6bn gross, IDR 1.5-2.0bn opex, 6-14% net. Revenue and cost tables, sensitivity, and payback reality.

Komodo runs April-November, Raja Ampat October-April. Rate comparison, logistics, crew and fuel differences, and how to sell the repositioning crossing.

SVLK is Indonesia’s timber legality system and the baseline for sourcing boatbuilding hardwood. What to request from a yard, why buyers ask, and the ulin supply reality.

What happens between launch and first charter: sea trial protocol, snag list management, the Sulawesi to Labuan Bajo delivery passage and the handover document pack.

Monthly, quarterly, annual and 5-year maintenance tasks for a wooden phinisi: haul-out timing, antifouling, caulking intervals and when re-planking is necessary.

Never buy a wooden hull unsurveyed. Full survey scope, the defects found most often on used phinisi, how class affects insurability, and H&M vs P&I cover explained.

Solar covers hotel load, diesel still does propulsion. Honest guidance on genset sizing, battery banks, watermaker capacity and how to test hybrid marketing claims.

How to design a Komodo liveaboard dive deck: kitting stations, tank racks, rinse tanks, compressor placement, skiff handling in current and emergency oxygen.

Phinisi cabin sizes from published vessels: twin 15-18 sqm, deluxe 18-23 sqm, master 20-30 sqm. How beam limits cabin count and what crew ratio to plan for.