2005 PALMER JOHNSON Raised Pilothouse
Price
$5,999,000 USD
Location
Miami, Florida
Days on Market
—
Length
123 ft (37.5 m)
Year
2005
Builder
PALMER JOHNSON
Model
Raised Pilothouse
Type
MotorYacht
Beam
25' (7.62m)
Cabins
4
Sleeps
8
Engines
2
Engine
MTU 16V 2000 M91
Engine Type
Inboard
Fuel
Diesel
Total Power
3600 HP
Cruise Speed
12 Knots
Max Speed
19 Knots
Fuel Capacity
6500 Gal
Water Capacity
780 Gal
Gross Tonnage
272.00
Boat Name
TEMPTATION
Description
TEMPTATION presents as a rare blend of style and substance in the 120-foot market: a yacht with the recognizable Palmer Johnson look, the interior volume to support serious cruising, and the service infrastructure expected of a professionally run program. Her raised-pilothouse arrangement, generous beam, refreshed interior, and well-developed deck spaces give her a broader appeal than many yachts in this size range, making her equally suited for private family use, entertaining, or extended time aboard. She also benefits from strong ownership history, with the means to properly own and maintain her, along with the same highly capable captain and chief stewardess aboard for the last nine years, providing valuable consistency across the program.
Full Specifications
- 2005 Palmer Johnson 123 Raised Pilothouse Motor Yacht
- Nuvolari Lenard design attribution
- 272 gross tons
- 25’ beam
- Semi-displacement hull configuration
- Sleek raised-pilothouse profile
- Four-stateroom arrangement for up to eight overnight guests
- Twelve-guest cruising capacity
- Main-deck master stateroom
- Full-beam lower-deck VIP stateroom
- Two additional queen guest staterooms
- All-double layout with one king and three queen berths
- Marble-finished en-suite bathrooms reported
- Twin MTU main engines rated at 1,800 HP each
- Twin 65kW Northern Lights generators
- Reported 12-knot cruise speed
- Reported 19-knot maximum speed
- Approximately 1,200 nautical mile range
- 6,500-gallon fuel capacity
- 780-gallon freshwater capacity
- 2 x Sea Recovery Aqua Whisper watermakers rated at 1,500 GPD each
- Naiad underway stabilizers
- Sundeck Jacuzzi
- Starlink
- VSAT
- Multi-cellular 4G/LTE WiFi system
- Garmin GPSMAP navigation displays
- TIMEZERO navigation system
- Simrad AP70 MK2 autopilot control
- B&G Hydra 2000 and B&G 20/20 instrumentation
- Furuno FA-150 Universal AIS
- Icom HF and VHF communications equipment
- Luma camera-monitoring system
- Samsung flat-screen televisions in guest and crew areas
- New hardtop / sundeck television
- New aft deck ceiling-mounted television
- Wheelhouse television
- Salon television and onboard movie/music libraries
- New flybridge isinglass
- New main salon window shades and window treatments
- New wall panels, sconces, and soft goods in all staterooms
- Miele refrigeration
- LG and Samsung laundry equipment
- Significant capital improvements completed from 2023 through 2026
- Composite / GRP hull construction
- Semi-displacement hull configuration
- 25’ beam
- 6’7” draft
- 272 GT volume
- Naiad underway stabilizers
- New Naiad stabilizer shafts completed in 2024
- New Naiad stabilizer seals completed in 2024
- New teak decking on swim platforms completed in 2026
- New teak decking on swim platform stairs completed in 2026
- New teak decking on hatches completed in 2026
- Sleek Palmer Johnson raised-pilothouse profile
- Nuvolari Lenard exterior design
- Long foredeck
- Dark hull-side window band
- Raised-pilothouse superstructure
- Flybridge / sundeck arrangement
- Aft platform water-access arrangement
- Deck Jacuzzi
- New exterior countertops completed in 2023
- New exterior flybridge cushions completed in 2023
- New flybridge isinglass completed in 2023
- New hardtop / sundeck television completed in 2023
- New transom nameboard by Yachtsign completed in 2023
- New teak decking on aft deck completed in 2026
- New teak decking on stairs to swim platform completed in 2026
- New teak decking on swim platforms completed in 2026
- New teak decking on hatches completed in 2026
- Perlick stainless / glass-front beverage refrigerator
- Thermador beverage refrigerator
- Exterior deck refrigeration and beverage service areas
- MarQuipt davit system
- MarQuipt emergency override control
- Radar domes
- Open-array radar
- Multiple navigation and communications antennas
- Weather instrumentation
- Primary aft exterior guest area
- Direct access to main salon
- Covered aft-deck entertaining space
- New aft deck ceiling-mounted television completed in 2023
- Aft deck service and entertaining area
- Access to swim platform and water activities
- New aft deck teak completed in 2026
- New teak on stairs to swim platform completed in 2026
- Suitable for lounging, cocktails, casual dining, and dockside entertaining
- Strong indoor/outdoor flow between aft deck and salon
- Practical boarding and tender-transfer area
- Flybridge / sundeck arrangement
- Deck Jacuzzi
- Upper helm station
- Hardtop coverage
- New flybridge cushions completed in 2023
- New flybridge isinglass completed in 2023
- New hardtop / sundeck television completed in 2023
- Perlick stainless / glass-front beverage refrigerator
- Thermador beverage refrigerator
- Exterior beverage refrigeration and service area
- MarQuipt davit system
- MarQuipt emergency override control
- Garmin GPSMAP 7608 navigation display
- Garmin navigation display at upper helm
- Simrad AP70 MK2 autopilot control head
- B&G Hydra 2000 instrument display
- B&G 20/20 instrument display
- FLIR thermal camera control interface
- Icom command microphone
- Proportional SideMaster / Quantum bow-thruster control
- ACR Point Pad spotlight control
- Stainless dual-lever electronic engine controls
- Analog engine / machinery gauges
- Wood-rim steering wheel
- Radar domes
- Open-array radar
- Multiple navigation and communications antennas
- Weather instrumentation
- New radar magnetrons x 2 completed in 2023
- Open-air entertaining and lounging area
- Strong guest-use area for warm-weather cruising
- Long foredeck
- Raised-pilothouse deck arrangement
- Practical side-deck access
- Anchoring and line-handling areas
- Deck hydraulic systems supporting anchoring, capstan operation, davit operation, bow-thruster operation, and equipment handling
- New bow thruster hydraulic motor completed in 2024
- New hydraulic control system for davit, anchors, capstans, and bow thruster completed in 2024
- MarQuipt davit system
- MarQuipt emergency override control
- New hydraulic control system for davit completed in 2024
- Rebuilt davit hydraulic manifold completed in 2025
- Rebuilt davit hydraulic lines completed in 2025
- Aft swim platform water-access arrangement
- New teak decking on swim platform areas completed in 2026
- New teak on stairs to swim platform completed in 2026
- Excellent Bahamas and island-cruising utility
- Supports fishing, watersports, diving, exploring, beach setup, and guest transfers
- Main-deck salon
- 25’ beam and 272 GT volume
- Warm traditional yacht interior presentation
- Interior soft goods refit completed in 2023
- New furniture completed in 2023
- New wall panels completed in 2023
- New carpets completed in 2023
- New overhead panels completed in 2023
- New interior lighting completed in 2023
- New chandelier completed in 2023
- New sconces completed in 2023
- New main salon window shades completed in 2023
- New main salon window treatments completed in 2023
- Salon television
- Music library
- Movie library
- WiFi and Starlink connectivity
- Direct relationship to aft deck
- Flow forward toward dining and service areas
- Formal interior dining area
- Main-deck dining arrangement
- Benefits from 2023 interior refit
- New wall panels completed in 2023
- New carpets completed in 2023
- New overhead panels completed in 2023
- New interior lighting completed in 2023
- Practical relationship to salon and galley
- Interior dining independent of weather
- Suitable for private meals, family use, and charter-style service
- Dedicated galley area
- Service relationship to dining and salon
- Chilled-water climate support
- Miele refrigeration
- Miele freezer / chilled storage
- Miele digital temperature-control refrigeration with Super, alarm, on/off, up, and down controls
- Elkay stainless-steel sink
- Delta faucet fixtures
- Stainless galley sink basins
- Stainless sink racks
- Black stone countertop surfaces
- Galley storage and cold-storage capacity for extended onboard use
- Supports owner use, guest service, and crewed operation
- New crew washer completed in 2023
- New crew dryer completed in 2023
- Crew mess refit completed in 2024
- Crew cabin refit completed in 2024
- Four guest staterooms
- Accommodates up to eight overnight guests
- Twelve-guest cruising capacity reported
- One king berth
- Three queen berths
- All-double guest layout
- Private en-suite guest facilities
- Marble-finished bathrooms reported
- Samsung flat-screen televisions in guest staterooms
- 2023 interior soft goods refit
- New soft goods in all staterooms completed in 2023
- New wall panels in all staterooms completed in 2023
- New sconces in all staterooms completed in 2023
- New carpets completed in 2023
- New overhead panels completed in 2023
- New bedside lighting completed in 2023
- Strong layout for couples, family use, and charter-style guest assignments
- Main-deck forward owner’s suite
- King-size berth
- Sofa
- Desk
- Samsung flat-screen television
- His-and-hers bathroom arrangement
- Walk-through glass shower accessed from both his and hers sides
- Jacuzzi tub
- Marble-finished bathroom surfaces reported
- New soft goods completed in 2023
- New wall panels completed in 2023
- New sconces completed in 2023
- New bedside lighting completed in 2023
- Benefits from 2023 interior soft goods refit
- Strong owner privacy
- Excellent separation from lower guest accommodations
- Full-beam lower-deck VIP stateroom
- Queen-size berth
- Seating area
- Desk
- Samsung flat-screen television
- Private en-suite facilities
- Marble-finished bathroom surfaces reported
- New soft goods completed in 2023
- New wall panels completed in 2023
- New sconces completed in 2023
- Benefits from 2023 interior soft goods and lighting updates
- Strong secondary principal cabin
- Two additional queen guest staterooms
- Private en-suite facilities
- Samsung flat-screen televisions
- Marble-finished bathroom surfaces reported
- New soft goods completed in 2023
- New wall panels completed in 2023
- New sconces completed in 2023
- New carpets completed in 2023
- New overhead panels completed in 2023
- Benefits from 2023 interior updates
- Strong all-double guest arrangement
- Suitable for couples, family, and charter-style use
- Professional crewed-yacht arrangement
- Crew mess refit completed in 2024
- Crew cabin refit completed in 2024
- New crew cushions completed in 2024
- New crew hard surfaces completed in 2024
- New crew overheads completed in 2024
- New crew cabin air handlers completed in 2024
- New crew mattresses completed in 2024
- New crew washer completed in 2023
- New crew dryer completed in 2023
- Samsung flat-screen television
- Crew laundry support
- Supports better crew comfort, service quality, and onboard operation
- LG WM3370HVA front-load washing machine
- LG DLEX3570V electric dryer
- Samsung WF45B6300HAC clothes washer
- Samsung DVE45B6300C electric clothes dryer
- Front-load laundry equipment
- Stainless / graphite appliance finishes
- New crew washer completed in 2023
- New crew dryer completed in 2023
- Crew utility spaces support longer trips and charter-style operation
- Garmin GPSMAP 7612 navigation display
- Garmin navigation display with chart plotting, GPS speed, GPS heading, depth, and position data
- TIMEZERO navigation system
- Back-up NAV-RGB display
- Luma camera-monitoring display
- Multi-camera monitoring layout with exterior and machinery-space camera feeds
- MTU electronic engine controls
- MTU / electronic engine-control display interface
- Icom IC-M802 HF Marine radio
- Icom IC-M602 VHF Marine radio
- Icom IC-M604 VHF Marine radio
- Icom SP-24 speaker
- B&G Hydra 2000 instrument display
- B&G 20/20 instrument display
- Furuno FA-150 Universal AIS
- Naiad Dynamics DATUM roll-stabilizer control display
- ACR Point Pad URP-102 spotlight control
- Proportional SideMaster / Quantum bow-thruster control
- Hepworth Marine CT-series wiper controller
- Kobelt / electronic engine-control station
- Manual emergency throttle controls for port and starboard engines
- Stainless dual-lever throttle controls
- Jastram steering-mode controls
- Jastram alarm / system control panels
- Jastram power-unit status panels
- Magnetic compass
- Analog engine / machinery gauges
- Tank-level monitoring display for fresh water, gray water, day tank, fuel, black water, and waste tanks
- Fuel tank level display for day tank, port aft fuel, forward center fuel, port side aft fuel, black water, gray water, and freshwater
- Trackball-style navigation-control interfaces
- Wheelhouse television
- New windshield wiper controls completed in 2025
- New windshield wiper motors completed in 2025
- Twin MTU main engines
- 1,800 HP each
- Semi-displacement operating profile
- Reported 12-knot cruise speed
- Reported 19-knot maximum speed
- Approximately 1,200 nautical mile range
- 6,500-gallon fuel capacity
- Twin 65kW Northern Lights generators
- New generator exhaust port and starboard completed in 2023
- New starboard main engine heat exchanger completed in 2023
- CRS 300 coolant recovery system
- Engine-room camera system
- Fuel-supply manifold
- Port generator prime valve
- Racor diesel fuel/water separator system
- Sea Recovery Water Maker #1
- Sea Recovery Water Maker #2
- Sea Recovery system controllers
- Sea Recovery membrane housings
- Sea Recovery pressure gauges
- Sea Recovery flow meter
- DDC Chilled Water Master Control panel
- Chilled-water pump selector controls
- Seawater pump selector controls
- Quantum/Naiad hydraulic system panel
- Hydraulic pump control
- Cooling pump control
- Hydraulic pressure gauge
- Grundfos pump equipment
- Scot Pump / motorpump equipment
- Blue diamond-plate engine-room sole protection
- Carbon-dioxide fire-suppression cylinders
- Machinery-space monitoring and control panels
- Diesel fuel system
- 6,500-gallon fuel capacity
- Reported 70 GPH eco/cruising consumption
- Reported 93 GPH maximum consumption
- Approximately 1,200 nautical mile range
- Fuel-supply manifold
- Port generator prime valve
- Racor diesel fuel/water separator system
- Racor fuel/water separator rebuilt at 7,944 hours on 05/14/2024
- Racor fuel/water separator rebuilt at 7,946 hours on 05/14/2024
- Racor fuel/water separator element replaced at 9,085 hours
- Wheelhouse fuel-tank monitoring display
- Day tank level monitoring
- Port aft fuel tank level monitoring
- Forward center fuel tank level monitoring
- Port side aft fuel tank level monitoring
- 2 x 65kW Northern Lights generators
- New generator exhaust port and starboard completed in 2023
- Supports chilled-water HVAC
- Supports hotel loads
- Supports watermakers
- Supports galley and refrigeration systems
- Supports AV and communications systems
- Supports extended cruising and time at anchor
- Large-yacht AC/DC electrical infrastructure
- Generator-supported hotel loads
- Electrical support for HVAC, watermakers, galley systems, refrigeration, AV, communications, lighting, machinery controls, and hydraulic systems
- New interior lighting completed in 2023
- New chandelier completed in 2023
- New sconces completed in 2023
- New bedside lighting completed in 2023
- Engine-room system control panels
- Alarm/status indicator lights
- Pump-control switches
- DDC Chilled Water Master Control panel
- Sea Recovery watermaker controllers
- Quantum/Naiad hydraulic controls
- MTU electronic engine-control interface
- Tank-level monitoring display
- Luma camera-monitoring display
- Chilled-water air-conditioning system
- DDC Chilled Water Master Control panel
- 3 x Marine Air Titan low-profile chillers
- 72,000 BTU each
- 230V R410A system reported
- Chillers replaced November 1, 2021
- Three 6-ton titanium coils installed
- Cooling set point: 48 degrees
- Chillers acid-flushed November 15, 2024
- Pump #2 placed online / serviced May 3, 2026
- Chilled-water system equipment placed online November 1, 2021
- Chilled-water pump selector controls
- Seawater pump selector controls
- Grundfos pump equipment
- Scot Pump / motorpump equipment
- New crew cabin air handlers completed in 2024
- Climate support for salon, dining, galley, crew areas, master, wheelhouse, VIP, guest staterooms, and electronics spaces
- 780-gallon freshwater capacity
- 2 x Sea Recovery Aqua Whisper watermakers
- 1,500 GPD capacity each
- Sea Recovery Water Maker #1
- Sea Recovery Water Maker #2
- Sea Recovery watermaker control panels
- Sea Recovery membrane housings
- Watermaker pressure gauges
- Watermaker flow meter
- Water Maker #1: new high-pressure pump at 3,615 hours on 12/10/2019
- Water Maker #1: new high-pressure pump oil at 6,046 hours on 12/18/2025
- Water Maker #2: new high-pressure pump at 3,215 hours on 12/10/2019
- Watermaker membranes replaced at 5,135 hours in November 2023
- Charcoal filter replaced on 12/17/2025
- Black and gray holding tanks cleaned, inspected, and epoxy coated in 2024
- Freshwater holding tank cleaned, inspected, and recoated with specialized potable-water coating in 2024
- New water pressure tank completed in 2025
- New freshwater pump completed in 2025
- Freshwater tank level monitoring
- Gray-water tank level monitoring
- Black-water tank level monitoring
- Day tank level monitoring
- En-suite guest heads
- Marble-finished bathrooms reported
- Master his-and-hers bathroom arrangement
- Master Jacuzzi tub
- Naiad underway stabilizers
- Naiad Dynamics DATUM roll-stabilizer control display
- Quantum/Naiad hydraulic system panel
- Hydraulic pump control
- Cooling pump control
- Hydraulic pressure gauge
- Hydraulic filters replaced on 05/16/2022
- Hydraulic fluid replaced on 11/14/2024
- New Naiad stabilizer shafts completed in 2024
- New Naiad stabilizer seals completed in 2024
- New bow thruster hydraulic motor completed in 2024
- New hydraulic control system for davit, anchors, capstans, and bow thruster completed in 2024
- Rebuilt aft pneumatic door control completed in 2024
- Rebuilt davit hydraulic manifold completed in 2025
- Rebuilt davit hydraulic lines completed in 2025
- Proportional SideMaster / Quantum bow-thruster control
- Jastram steering-mode controls
- Jastram steering alarm / test panel
- Jastram power-unit status panels
- Manual emergency throttle controls
- Kobelt / electronic engine-control station
- Supports docking, anchoring, tender handling, stabilization, and guest comfort
- Garmin GPSMAP 7612 navigation display
- Garmin GPSMAP 7608 navigation display
- TIMEZERO navigation system
- Back-up NAV-RGB display
- Simrad AP70 MK2 autopilot control head
- Simrad QS80 autopilot control head
- B&G Hydra 2000 instrument display
- B&G 20/20 instrument display
- Furuno FA-150 Universal AIS
- FLIR thermal camera control interface
- Icom IC-M802 HF Marine radio
- Icom IC-M602 VHF Marine radio
- Icom IC-M604 VHF Marine radio
- Icom SP-24 speaker
- Icom command microphone
- Proportional SideMaster / Quantum bow-thruster control
- ACR Point Pad URP-102 spotlight control
- Hepworth Marine CT-series wiper controller
- Naiad Dynamics DATUM roll-stabilizer control display
- MTU electronic engine-control interface
- Electronic engine controls
- Stainless dual-lever engine controls
- Manual emergency throttle controls
- Jastram steering-mode controls
- Analog engine / machinery gauges
- Magnetic compass
- Open-array radar
- Radar domes
- Multiple navigation and communications antennas
- Weather instrumentation
- Trackball-style navigation-control interfaces
- New radar magnetrons x 2 completed in 2023
- New windshield wiper controls completed in 2025
- New windshield wiper motors completed in 2025
- Starlink
- VSAT
- Multi-cellular 4G/LTE WiFi system with SIM card
- WiFi connection
- Salon television
- Wheelhouse television
- New hardtop / sundeck television completed in 2023
- New aft deck ceiling-mounted television completed in 2023
- Samsung flat-screen televisions in guest staterooms and crew area
- Movie library
- Music library
- Luma camera-monitoring system
- Multi-camera exterior and machinery-space monitoring display
- New interior lighting completed in 2023
- New chandelier completed in 2023
- New sconces completed in 2023
- New sconces in all staterooms completed in 2023
- New bedside lighting completed in 2023
- Carbon-dioxide fire-suppression cylinders
- CO2 / UN 1013 fire-suppression cylinder system
- Engine-room camera system
- Luma camera-monitoring system
- Machinery-space monitoring and control panels
- Jastram alarm / test panel
- ACR Point Pad spotlight control
- Built by Palmer Johnson
- Nuvolari Lenard design attribution
- Composite / GRP construction
- Semi-displacement hull configuration
- Raised-pilothouse profile
- 25’ beam
- 272 GT volume
- Main-deck master arrangement
- Full-beam VIP layout
- Four-stateroom all-double guest plan
- Strong exterior lifestyle platform
- Significant 2023-2026 capital-improvement history
TEMPTATION is a stylish, high-utility Palmer Johnson with meaningful recent investment that has been a constant through the years. Her appeal is built around profile, pedigree, layout, stabilization, exterior lifestyle spaces, tender capability, electronics, communications, machinery support, and the ownership work completed from 2023 through 2026.
If you're seeking presence and function, this is a must see in your search. TEMPTATION offers sleek lines, a main-deck master, full-beam VIP, all-double guest layout, sundeck
Jacuzzi, underway stabilization, Starlink, VSAT, serious helm electronics, and a major toy package. There were only 3 ever built on this proven platform, dont miss the opportunity to call her your own.
