Phithak Shipyard and Services

1. How long have you been in this business?
We started the boat chandlery in 1980. The boat yard was started in 1992, at the beginning all our customers are fishing boat. Later on many types of boat have come to let us have an opportunity to serve them. The followings are types of boat that we have served so far; Fishing boat, Ferry boat, Tour boat, Diving boat, Tug boat, Navy boat, and Pleasure boat.

2. Can I get a Clearance at Satun?
Yes, you can. please find more information in the followings.

Clearance at Satun
There is almost a one stop check-in/out service at the Tammalung (TML) Ferry Jetty. Even though they are not locating next to each other but all of them are in the walking distance (less than 500 meters from each other). The facility has immigration office, custom office, and harbor master office. To check-in/out you will need passport, boat registration, and skipper/crew passport both the original and the photocopies.

The following fees are for checking-in/out with your boat at the Tammalang facility.

During the office hour, there will be no fee applied for checking-in at custom and harbor master, and immigration office. For checking out the office of master harbor will charge
00 Baht for releasing of the boat, and another 200 Baht at custom office for the same activity. There is no fee associated with checking out at the immigration office.

Check-in/out on the weekend or Thai holiday, all the above offices may charge up to 400 Baht per office visit.

For checking in/out without your vessel, the above offices will have 270 Baht charge for out of area inspection per each visit.

All fess that have been stated above, come with the issued receipts. The best time to check in/out at all the above offices is around 9:30-11:00 and 14:00-15:30.

Yachts must check-in/out with the harbour master, customs and immigration. Any vessel caught with the violation of clearance will be faced with fine and possible jail time. Yachts which take over 5 days to make the passage from Langkawi to Satun may have some difficulties with all the above offices.

For any other inquiry, you may contact the following numbers directly for the latest information.
Satun Immigration Office 66-74-711-080
Satun Harbour Master Office 66-74-722-409
Satun Custom Office 66-74-721-390

This clearance at Satun will be good for onward to Phuket and Krabi as well.
*This information was last update on 30/11/2005.

3. Can you haul-out double hulls?
Yes, we can. Please see “Our Services” page for our double hulls work.

4. Do I need to make appointment before haul out?
It should be wise to make appointment before your haul out, since there are many factors involve with this activity such as tide level, availability of the slipway, cradle, and divers. We need to coordinate and make sure all systems are available and ready for your haul out, when you want to.

5. Can you reshape our propeller?
Yes, we can. Please see “Our Services” page for details of our work. Very often that the boat owner come up with their unique designs of the propeller, and have PSS contacts foundry factory to make one base on their designs.

6. Can you provide 316 stainless steel parts?
Yes, we can. We have many grades for stainless steel such as 304, 308 and 316.

7. Can you provide teak wood for repair works?
Yes, we can. We do have a small lumber yard in the boat yard ourselves. We even have teak wood door and window frame available at the shop in town.

8. Can you do upholstery works?
Yes, upholstery work can be done on at the yard. Please see “Our Services” page for our upholstery work. We have many outside contractors to choose from, whom are specialized in this area.

9. What happen when I can’t find the parts that I need from your shops?
After more than 25 years in boat chandlery, we are positive that if you can not find any part your like from our shop, we will be able to order it from supplier in Thailand or abroad for you.

10. Can I do my own work for the boat?
Yes, you can but there will be an additional charge for electricity and water usage. Also for work on the boat yourself scenario, we provide 2 sets of scaffolds for usage. If you would like additional set, it can be rent for 50 Baht / set / day.

11. Do you have any power tools for rent?
Yes, we have plenty and many varieties of power tool for rent, start from hand drilling, hand sanding, dry/wet vacuum machine and etc.

12. Can I bring my own materials for our boat works?
Yes, please feel free to bring in your own material as you wish. However there are many things we have and keep in stock at the yard or shop in town with the reasonable price. It is very often that customer amaze with our price and said to themselves “Why didn’t I check it first?”

13. Can I stay in our boat while the boat is up on the hard?
Yes, you can but please using the yard wash room for your daily hygiene.

14. Do you have internet access at the yard?
Yes, we have a broadband satellite internet connection. Also the wireless lan (802.11 b/g) signal available in the yard's area. So you can get access to the internet 24/7 with your own computer (your computer must have wireless lan device). This is currently a free service.

15. What can I do while my boat is up on the hard at your yard?
You can supervise the works or travel around town to see Satun. We do have booklet about sight seeing in Satun at the yard office, feel free to browse it and plan your day.

16. How far between the yard and Satun town?
PSS locates at Ban Che Bi Lang, which is a small fishermen village about 13 kilometers from Satun town. The most convenient way of commuting is by motorbike or car. Many motorcycle rental places are in town or you can rent out any unused motorcycle from our yard staff, if they are not in use they will be happy to rent out.

17. Do you have any insurance for the yard?
We do have insurance for the boat yard from damage done by nature or accident. So far we do not have to claim any of them yet and hope we do not have to as well.

18. Can I leave the boat at your yard for a few months, while I’m going back to visit my home town?
We understand many boat owners especially fiber glass boat would like to have their boats up in the dry storage whenever they were not used. At this moment we have limited space and unable to assign any for storage area yet. There might be some possibility in the near future.

19. My question is not on the list of FAQ?
For any additional inquiry, please feel free to give us a call or email us, contact information. We will be happy to answer you; we want to make your visit at the most convenient and comfortable as much as we can.