A large custom phinisi typically takes around 9 to 14 months from keel to launch for a 30 m yacht-grade hull, with fit-out and sea trials beyond that. Smaller boat-grade hulls are quicker; classed expedition builds take longer. Here is how that time is actually spent at the yard.
Before the keel: timber
The clock does not start at the keel — it starts in the timber stack. Bitti, ironwood and teak are selected, seasoned and graded before construction, and rushing this stage is how a hull ends up with wood that moves. A well-run yard has timber drying ahead of need, but a specific specification may still add lead time.
The long middle: plank-first shell
Once the keel, stem and sternpost are laid, the plank-first shell is the long pole in the tent. The hull skin is raised plank by plank, faired by eye, and locked with hardwood dowels before the frames go in. This is the part that cannot be hurried; it is where the boat’s shape and soundness are decided.
Deck, systems, fit-out, launch
With the shell framed, work moves to deck and superstructure, engine and systems, and then fit-out and rig — the interior being the widest variable in the schedule. Launch down the slipway is followed by sea trials. A stage-payment schedule keeps the money aligned to this real sequence.
For the full band-by-band breakdown see our cost and timeline page, and for the yacht-grade specification that drives the longer end of the range, our phinisi yacht newbuild page.
Talk to the yard: WhatsApp +62 811-3823-875 · email sales@komodoluxury.com. Every hull is quoted after specification; price bands below are in US dollars.