Surveys, budgets, supervision, documentation — the decisions an owner has to make.
How an owner thousands of miles away keeps real control of a timber vessel under construction: inspectable milestones, fixed-position photography, material acceptance and staged payment.
What owners typically need to establish about class, registration and documentation for a timber vessel operating in Indonesian waters, and how yard work interacts with it.
The inspection scope a buyer should insist on before purchasing a traditional timber vessel: access, sounding, fastening samples, structural priorities and what the report must say.
How refit budgets are really consumed — access and reinstatement, discovery, materials lead time and rework — and how to build a contingency that survives contact with an opened hull.