Do you build boats yourselves or supervise other yards?

Both roles exist, but they are separated deliberately. On new builds we normally act as the owner's representative and project manager rather than the builder of record, so that inspection and payment release stay independent of the yard doing the work.

Is a liveaboard for Komodo different from a general cruising yacht?

Materially. Tidal streams in the park straits can exceed six knots, which drives installed power, thruster sizing, anchor and mooring gear, and tender specification well above what the same displacement would need in calmer water. Park environmental and passenger rules also constrain holding tank volume, cabin count and crew certification.

How do I get an indicative number for my project?

Send the vessel details or the operating profile you want to run to bd@juaraholding.com or WhatsApp +62 811-3941-4563. For an existing boat, a hull and machinery survey has to come before any refit figure is meaningful.

Phinisi hull under construction beneath scaffolding at a traditional beach boatyard

Komodo National Park · Labuan Bajo

Liveaboard Refit & New-Build Supervision

Q: What exactly does Komodo Shipyard do?

Three things: refit and conversion of liveaboards operating in Komodo, owner-side project management of new builds placed at Indonesian yards, and Labuan Bajo yard logistics including haul-out, docking and re-certification. Construction, repair, refit and vessel-sale contracts are issued by PT Komodo Galangan Nusantara.

A yard-side engineering desk for vessels that work inside the park. Method, not marketing.

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How the desk works

Owner-side engineering for Komodo liveaboards

Survey before scope

No refit figure without a hull and machinery survey behind it.

Owner side, not yard side

We are never paid by both sides of the table.

The inconvenient finding

We write it down, even when it costs us the job.

Compliance as engineering

Park rules land on the drawing long before the form.

What we do in Komodo

Refit, owner-side new-build supervision and the yard logistics eastern Flores demands, run as one project file.

Refit & Conversion

Hull & engines Survey-led

Structural repair, repower, stabiliser retrofit and interior rebuilds, scoped from a survey.

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New-Build Supervision

Brief to handover Owner side

Your representative from technical brief and yard quotations to sea trial and handover.

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Yard & Haul-Out

Labuan Bajo Docking

Haul-out slots, docking windows, antifoul cycles and spares logistics into eastern Flores.

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Survey & Sea Trial

Pre-purchase Trials

Independent inspection of secondhand liveaboards, with trial protocols agreed in advance.

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Park Compliance

Permits & safety By design

Registration, passenger certification and waste handling designed alongside the build.

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Cost & Planning

Quoted in USD Milestones

Planning ranges and payments tied to verifiable physical progress, not the calendar.

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Start with the specification

Not with the shipyard

Pick the yard first and it writes the specification for you, in its own interest. Reverse the sequence.

Operating profile

Guests, crew, trip pattern, dive load, season and cruising range.

Specification

Draft, cabins, propulsion, power, dive systems and safety, derived from the profile.

Technical brief

One document to several yards, so quotations compare like for like.

Contract & milestones

Variations, title, warranty and payments tied to verifiable progress.

Supervision

Hold-point inspections, reported to the owner with dated photographs.

Trial & handover

An agreed trial protocol, a closed punch list and a complete handover pack.

Why a Komodo boat is different

The brief behind every decision

Most build advice is written for calm water. In the park straits, one fact drives installed power, thruster sizing, anchor gear and draft, and a hull that behaves in the Java Sea can become unmanageable on a full-moon exchange.

Phinisi under full sail in open water off Komodo — 6+ kn Spring-tide streams in the park straits

The engineering journal

Filed the way a project file is filed

Twenty notes, each answering a question an owner actually asked us.

Systems & Equipment

7 notes

Generators, HVAC, watermakers, stabilisers, solar and thrusters.

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Hull & Structure

4 notes

Steel, timber, fibreglass and aluminium, and what each costs you later.

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Compliance & Permits

4 notes

Flag, registration, fire safety, waste treatment and ownership.

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Refit & Conversion

3 notes

Conversions, hull extensions and where a refit stops being worth it.

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Cost & Planning

2 notes

Payment milestones and planning ranges for Indonesian builds.

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All Journal Entries

20 notes

The full index of engineering notes, newest first.

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Answers

Frequently asked questions

Straight answers on scope, roles and quoting. Anything else, ask the desk directly.

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What exactly does Komodo Shipyard do?

Liveaboard refit and conversion, owner-side management of new builds at Indonesian yards, and Labuan Bajo yard logistics: haul-out, docking and re-certification.

Do you build boats or supervise other yards?

Both roles exist but stay separate. On new builds we act as the owner's representative, so inspection and payment release stay independent of the yard doing the work.

Is a Komodo liveaboard different from a cruising yacht?

Materially. Six-knot tidal streams push installed power, thrusters, anchor gear and tenders well above calm-water norms, and park rules constrain holding tanks, cabin count and crew certification.

What currency do you quote in?

USD only, for both refit and new-build scopes.

How do I get an indicative number?

Send the vessel details or the operating profile you want to run by email or WhatsApp. For an existing boat, a hull and machinery survey comes before any refit figure.