Phinisi Boats for Sale — Live Inventory with Specs & Prices
Updated: August 2026
Phinisi boats for sale in Indonesia are listed across three practical bands: compact 18–24 metre hulls, mid-size 25–34 metre cruisers, and 35 metre-plus flagships. A listing is only usable once it carries four documents — a general arrangement plan, a surat ukur tonnage certificate, the grosse akta ownership deed, and a dated survey report. Everything below explains how to read those four before you discuss price.
What a usable phinisi listing actually contains
Most phinisi advertisements circulating online are photograph sets with a headline number attached. That is a poster, not a listing. A listing that can survive due diligence names the builder and the yard town, states the launch year and the year of the last major refit separately, gives length overall alongside registered length, and quotes gross tonnage from the tonnage certificate rather than from an estimate. It also states what is excluded: tenders, dive compressors, water sports equipment and soft furnishings are frequently photographed and then removed before handover.
Our inventory descriptions are written to that standard. Where a figure comes from a document we say which document; where a figure is the owner’s claim and not yet verified, it is labelled as a claim until a surveyor confirms it. That distinction is the whole difference between a shortlist you can act on and a shortlist you have to rebuild from scratch.
The three size bands, and what each one really costs to run
| Band | Typical layout | Crew | Indicative asking range (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18–24 m | 3–5 cabins, single main deck saloon | 6–9 | 300,000 – 900,000 |
| 25–34 m | 5–7 cabins, sun deck, dive platform | 10–14 | 900,000 – 2,600,000 |
| 35 m and above | 7–9 cabins, master on main deck, tender garage | 15–22 | 2,600,000 – 7,000,000+ |
Those ranges are indicative asking figures observed across the Indonesian market, not valuations. Two hulls of identical length routinely sit a million dollars apart because one carries a documented refit and a clean registry file and the other does not. Treat the band as a way to filter your shortlist, then let the survey set the number. The phinisi pricing guide breaks the cost stack down line by line.
How we verify a hull before it reaches this page
- Registry check. The grosse akta is matched against the ship registry entry so that the seller on the contract is the owner on the deed, and any recorded mortgage is visible.
- Measurement check. Gross tonnage on the surat ukur is compared with the general arrangement plan. Mismatches usually mean an unrecorded structural change.
- Structural check. Ironwood keel and frames, and the ulin or teak planking, are sounded for rot and fastening loss, with moisture readings taken at the garboard and waterline.
- Machinery check. Main engine, gearbox and both generators are run under load, with hours cross-referenced against service invoices rather than the panel reading alone.
- Compliance check. Safety equipment, stability documentation and the operating certificate are reviewed against the vessel’s stated trading area.
Every step produces paper. If a vessel cannot produce paper for a step, that is disclosed on its listing rather than quietly omitted — which is why some entries here carry fewer claims than the same hull advertised elsewhere.
New build versus an existing hull
An existing hull is available now, has a known operating history, and can be surveyed before you commit. A new build lets you set the layout, the machinery specification and the tank capacities from the keel up, but you carry construction risk and a build window that commonly runs fourteen to twenty-four months at the Bira and Bulukumba yards. Buyers who intend to charter usually favour an existing hull with a trading record; buyers who intend to cruise privately for a decade more often commission. See phinisi builders and shipyards for the yard map, and Komodo Luxury’s vessel sales desk for the group-level acquisition mandate.
Ownership structure for foreign buyers
An Indonesian-flagged commercial vessel must be owned by an Indonesian legal entity. In practice foreign buyers either establish a PMA company or hold the vessel under a foreign flag and accept the cruising-permit regime that follows. The choice changes your tax position, your crewing obligations and whether the hull can legally earn charter revenue in Indonesian waters. Read PMA company setup and the Indonesia yacht permit guide before you sign anything, and settle the structure before the deposit rather than after.
Request the vessel dossier
Tell us the band, the intended cruising ground, and whether the hull will earn charter revenue, and we will send the matching dossiers. WhatsApp +62 811-3941-4563 or write to [email protected]. All figures on this site are quoted in USD.
Frequently asked questions
What is the entry price for a phinisi boat for sale in Indonesia?
Compact 18–24 metre hulls generally open around USD 300,000, and that figure buys an older vessel that will need work. Budget for survey, immediate remedial items and the first haul-out on top of the asking price; on a hull at the bottom of the band those three together often add fifteen to twenty-five per cent.
How long does a phinisi purchase take from offer to handover?
Eight to sixteen weeks is typical. Survey and sea trial take two to three weeks, registry and mortgage searches another two, and the flag or ownership transfer is the long pole — it commonly runs four to eight weeks depending on the port of registry and whether a company needs to be formed first.
Can a foreigner buy and own a phinisi outright?
A foreigner can own the asset, but an Indonesian-flagged vessel must be registered to an Indonesian legal entity, most often a PMA company in which the buyer holds the shares. Buyers who do not want a company can flag the vessel abroad, which changes the permit regime and rules out domestic commercial charter.
Is a phinisi a sound investment?
It behaves like a working asset, not a security. Well-maintained hulls with documented refits and a verifiable charter record hold value considerably better than neglected ones, but wooden vessels carry a real annual maintenance load and value follows condition and paperwork rather than age alone.
Phinisi Boat For Sale is a specialist maritime brand and digital platform under Juara Holding Group. Vessel-sale, construction, refit and repair contracts are issued by PT Komodo Galangan Nusantara. Brokerage, central agency and charter-marketing contracts are issued by PT Komodo Bahari Nusantara. Separate contracts, separate fees, separate ledgers.