Custom builds · Modern designs
Custom Komodo Boats
New phinisi and liveaboards designed from the keel up: your cabins, layout and systems, built in 12–24 months for private use or charter.
The short answer
A new Komodo boat is designed with the builder from the keel up: cabin plan, galley, tanks and engine chosen for private cruising, diving or charter. Traditional ironwood or teak hulls carry modern navigation and propulsion. Builds typically take 12–24 months.
Design checklist
Decide these early: they shape cost, layout and build time.
Layout decisions
- Number of cabins
- Size of the galley
- Water and fuel tank capacity
- Engine type
Modern features
- Air-conditioned cabins with en-suite bathrooms
- Spacious sundecks
- GPS, radar and satellite communication
- Dive compressor and gear
- Water desalinator
- Dedicated crew quarters
Modern finishes
The spaces buyers ask for most. Photos are illustrative.
Tradition, modernised
Old hull, new systems
Phinisi began as cargo vessels; their strong hulls and elegant lines now make them ideal liveaboards. Builders keep the ironwood or teak hull and fit contemporary interiors, navigation and propulsion.
- Hull Ironwood or teak, built with centuries-old techniques.
- Systems Modern navigation, communication, safety equipment and engines.
- Sustainability Waste management systems and fuel-efficient engines on many new designs.
Custom build at a glance
- Months to build
- 12–24
- Build stages, design to sea trial
- 7
- Traditional build yards
- Sulawesi
- From brief to handover
- 1 desk
Timelines vary with size and specification; confirmed on enquiry.
Custom Komodo boats
What new designs are available in 2027?
Mostly modernised phinisi and contemporary liveaboards: air-conditioned en-suite cabins, large sundecks, advanced navigation, open-plan communal areas, larger windows, and options such as efficient waste management and solar power.
How long does a custom Komodo boat take?
Typically 12–24 months. The process runs from design consultation and drawings through material sourcing, hull construction, fit-out and engine installation to final sea trials.
Why build new rather than buy used?
Full control of design and layout, modern engines, navigation and safety equipment, and a vessel built to current maritime regulations from the outset.
More on New Build
Have a design in mind?
Send your cabin count, intended use and timeline. We reply with indicative figures and how a custom build would run.