Most vessels working Komodo today were built for a different purpose, a different owner or a different standard, and the fastest route into this market is usually to buy one and bring it up to scratch. That work is a structural and systems programme, not a redecoration, and it follows an order that cannot be reversed without paying twice: survey first, structure second, machinery third, systems fourth, interior last, with certification tracked alongside all of it. This silo covers what can genuinely be changed on an existing hull and at what cost — repower and running gear renewal, stabiliser retrofit and the structural foundation it demands, hull extension where the calculation matters more than the carpentry, dive deck and tender handling rework, and full conversion of ex-fishing and working vessels into certified passenger liveaboards. Conversions get particular attention because they are the projects most often started on optimism. The hull is usually the inexpensive part; accommodation, escape routes, fire protection, sanitation, water production, electrical plant and insulation amount to most of a new boat, and stability is the assessment that most frequently ends the project before it starts. We publish the reasoning rather than a sales pitch, including the cases where our advice was that a refit was not worth doing. Notes are published by the Komodo Shipyard Build Desk.
What it really takes to convert an ex-fishing or working vessel into a certified Komodo liveaboard: structural assessment, stability, accommodation and escape routes, systems from scratch, and when the sums do not work.
Gyroscopic, fin or passive stabilisation for a Komodo liveaboard: where each works, power and structural demands, retrofit constraints, and how to decide based on whether roll hurts at anchor or underway.
Extending a liveaboard hull to add a dive platform or cabins changes trim, longitudinal strength and stern flow. What a proper extension requires, what goes wrong, and how to judge whether it is worth doing.
Liveaboard refit, new-build supervision and yard logistics for vessels operating in Komodo National Park. Quotations in USD.
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