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Vessel class · Income-ready

You buy more than a hull: licences, crew and forward bookings.

Going-concern sales typically close between USD 150,000 and 3.5 million depending on vessel class and verified earnings. Closing is the midpoint, not the finish.

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A phinisi and a motor yacht at anchor off Bali

In short

Asset value and earnings value are calculated separately, then reconciled. Where the two disagree sharply, that gap is the negotiation.

  • The hull, machinery and fit-out are valued as on any brokered sale — survey-adjusted replacement basis.
  • The trade is valued on a multiple of verified seasonal earnings, cross-checked against bank statements, not screenshots.
  • Unverified earnings add nothing to the price.

The definition

What “income-ready” actually includes

The vessel

Surveyed, and in commercial class where the operation requires it.

Licences

Checked for transferability — some attach to the operating company, not the hull.

Crew

Captain and crew contracts, and the practical question of who stays after closing.

Forward bookings

The booking ledger with deposits reconciled, transferred with guest consent.

2026 guidance

Bands for income-ready vessels

Every band assumes an operating vessel with transferable licences and documented earnings.

Day-charter boat

USD 150–450K10–30 guests

Licensed day-charter speedboat or day boat.

Day-charter cat

USD 350K–1.2M15–40 guests

Day-charter catamaran or motor yacht.

Overnight phinisi

USD 0.5–3.5M6–14 cabins

Operating overnight charter phinisi with a season record.

Unverified earnings add nothing. Value is the survey-adjusted vessel value plus a multiple of verified charter earnings, typically after two to three documented seasons.

Charter accounts and booking records laid out on a desk

What sellers disclose

The data room opens before marketing does

Every income-vessel mandate opens a simple data room before we market the boat. Buyers get access under a confidentiality understanding once qualified. Sellers sometimes resist — that resistance is itself information.

  • Two seasons of bank-verified charter statements.
  • The licence file with its transfer path written down.
  • Crew contracts and maintenance logs with engine hours.
  • The booking ledger with deposits reconciled, plus insurance history.

After closing

The 90-day handover

Written into the memorandum of agreement, not left to goodwill.

  1. Escrow release

    Against bill of sale and licence transfer.

  2. Crew re-contracting

    Crew are employees, not fittings — they stay if re-contracted on terms they accept.

  3. Account migration

    Booking platforms moved across and supplier introductions made.

  4. Seller support

    A defined period so the first charters under new ownership run exactly as the last ones did.

Most buyers do not intend to run daily operations themselves. Within the group, owners can route the vessel into managed charter placement after purchase, under separate terms agreed directly with the operator.

Before you brief us

Questions income buyers ask

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Serious buyers receive the verified numbers under a simple confidentiality understanding. Tell us the class and budget band you have in mind.

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