Binding Insurance at Purchase: Day-One Cover
Binding insurance on a phinisi purchase: specialist markets, survey-based underwriting, agreed value and cover that attaches at handover.
The Journal
Buy Phinisi
Working notes from the buyer side of the phinisi market: viewings, deposits, payments, insurance, delivery and the first months of ownership.
The Delivery Voyage: Yard to Home Port
The phinisi delivery voyage from yard to home port: routes, timings, crew, the pre-departure gate and why the passage is your best shakedown.
Snag Lists: The First 30 Days of Ownership
The first 30 days of phinisi ownership: baseline checks, crew debrief, the rectification campaign and the paper trail that protects warranty and resale.
Buying a Phinisi Through a PMA Company
When a PMA company should own your phinisi: the commercial trigger, asset versus share purchase, sequencing and exit value for foreign buyers.
Yard Warranties on Phinisi Purchases
Yard warranties on phinisi purchases: what Bira yards stand behind, the exclusions, the evidence file and negotiated cover on pre-owned vessels.
Buying a Phinisi in Komodo: What Viewings Reveal
What a Komodo harbour viewing reveals before you buy a phinisi: deck checks, crew signals, charter logbooks and the dual-use test, from the buyer-side…
The Inspection Trip: 72 Hours Before You Buy
How to plan a 72-hour phinisi inspection trip: Bali meetings, Labuan Bajo viewings, heads of terms and the survey commissioned before you fly home.
Phinisi Deposit Structures: Escrow and Release
How phinisi deposits should be structured: holding deposit, escrow with a notary or law firm, and the release conditions that protect the buyer.
Broker or Direct from the Yard? Two Buying Roads
Broker or direct from the Bira yard? An honest comparison of the two roads to buying a phinisi: price transparency, risk and the managed…
Payment Logistics for Foreign Phinisi Buyers
Payment logistics for foreign phinisi buyers: USD wires, correspondent banking, escrow timing and funding the 60-120 day acquisition calendar.