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PIER PRESSURE Yacht for Sale 94' Inace | 1990 | $499,000 Anacortes, WA
UPDATE: ABSOLUTE AUCTION WITH NO RESERVE: SATURDAY, SEPT 26, 2026 11AM
PACIFIC MARINE CENTER, ANACORTES, WA
(I reserve the right to sell, prior to Thursday 9/24/26 Noon, and thereby cancel auction.)
IN WATER INSPECTION: Vancouver, British Columbia Sunday, July 19, 2026 (BY APPT)
IN WATER INSPECTION: CAP SANTE MARINA, Anacortes, WA July 30 and 31, 2026 (BY APPT)
IN WATER INSPECTION: Juneau, Alaska Mid/Late August 2026 (BY APPT)
FINAL IN WATER INSPECTION: CAP SANTE MARINA, Anacortes, WA 9/17 thru 9/22/26 (BY APPT)
Sea Trials upon proof of viability to purchase.
Haul out Wednesday, 9/23/26 9am
OUT OF WATER INSPECTION 9/23 thru 9/26/26 (BY APPT)
Last walk through: Sat 9/26/26 9am (BY APPT)
Bidder Registration: Saturday 9/26/26 10am
ABSOLUTE AUCTION, AS IS / WHERE IS, NO RESERVE SATURDAY SEPT 26, 2026 11AM
Auction Terms:
Bidders must be present or appoint a person to be present to represent them.
Each bidder must be present with a $50,000 cashiers' check in hand, made out to Samuel Wilson, as deposit.
A group of bidders is allowed to share one cashiers' check, with written agreement.
(ie. a yacht broker may have the check and have a few prospective bidders with them.)
Winning Bidder must deliver cashiers' check to Seller and sign simple contract at close of auction.
Buyer must tender any remaining amount due before Friday, October 2, 2026 4pm or loose deposit.
Seller will be available the week of 9/28 to 10/2 to train buyer, however this is only available AFTER all monies are paid.
ie: If Buyer pays remainder on Monday, Seller will be available for the week.
If Buyer doesn't pay remainder until Friday, very little training provided.
No Seller's fee or Buyer's fees.
Any broker's fees or commissions are the responsibility of Buyer.
Any transfer, sales tax, etc. is the responsibility of Buyer.
Auction Terms subject to change at Seller's discretion prior to auction.
SELLER FINANCING MAY BE AVAILBABLE TO A QUAILIFIED BUYER, BUT ONLY BY PRIOR AGREEMENT AND COMPLETED SALE PRIOR TO NOON 9/24/26 WITH 50% DOWN PAYMENT.
We have enjoyed her for 25 years but it is time to move on. We are on Pier Pressure this summer for our last hurrah, a repeat of our 2007 trip through British Columbia, to SE Alaska and back. I know this makes her hard for prospective buyers to inspect, but that's our plan. If you see us along the way and wish to visit, just text or email. I plan about a week for in-water inspection prior to the auction with possible sea trials. Haul-out of the water is scheduled for 9am Wednesday, Sept 23, 2026 to make the hull available for inspection.
I reserve the right to sell her before Noon on Thursday, September 24, 2026 and cancel the auction.
If you have an interest, it is worth the effort to make a trip to see her before the auction.
We will be in Vancouver (city, not island) on Sunday July 19th and in Anacortes Washington on July 30th, and then we'll begin north to Juneau Alaska. If you want to make an inspection, and possibly an offer before the drama of the auction, make an effort!
Answers to most-common questions:
Operation: Two of us have fully and competently operated this boat up and down the western coast of North America, through the Panama Canal, all over the eastern coast of North America, Great Lakes, down the inland rivers, Gulf of Mexico, Bahamas, etc. without assistance or crew. If you have experience on a 40ft-50ft boat, this really isn't that much of a leap. I had a 46ft Maxum before I bought this boat in San Francisco in 2001. I wanted something heavier and stronger because I couldn't get out of the San Francisco Bay on that plastic boat.
Cost of Ownership: For the past two years, we have stored Pier Pressure "on the hard" at Pacific Marine Center in Anacortes, Washington for about $1500/month, which corelates to no concerns while I'm 3000 miles away for the winter . The haulout/resplash is about $5000 combined. Since seller will pay for the haul-out, the re-splash is free. She is due for a bottom paint, maybe $15k. If your budget allows, this is an amazing platform for exploring almost anywhere (not ice rated) and has most of the bells and whistles of any modern 90ft yacht.
Motivated private seller.
After 25 years and 25,000+ miles of enjoying Pier Pressure, age and recent back surgery dictate that my boating days are coming to an end.
Seeking an appropriate buyer who can make use of a well-fitted adventure yacht on a commercial-grade hull.
I invite anyone with an interest to register with seller to keep advised of progress of sale.
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to email me: SamuelHWilson@yahoo.com
OVERVIEW:
94ft aluminum motor yacht with 3 ensuite staterooms.
Originally built as a crew boat servicing oil rigs off the coast of Louisiana, she was converted to a motor yacht in 1990 by Inace Shipbuilders of Brazil https://www.inace.com.br/en/ After decades of building ships for the Brazilian military, Inace expanded into pleasure yachts in the late 1980s. Their first three pleasure yachts were conversions of existing hulls. This boat was their third and final conversion before they moved to all-new construction. Their explorer yachts are well-recognized, in fact Billy Joel had a 95 footer named Audacious.
The original crew boat was 88ft. A swim platform was added in the late 1990s to add about 6 ft to her length. The documentation shows 88ft, so she’s “88ft” at the boatyard, but “94ft” at the yacht club!
The original boat was designed as a typical oil rig boat, with a flat open deck covering the aft half of the boat. If desired, this boat could easily be returned to original commercial pedigree, by removing the salon and flybridge decks, to provide approximately 30ft x 17ft of open deck to carry two 20ft shipping containers, etc. It used to look something like this:
https://share.google/xneyNBAYDELzvSNZSBut, I assume most people are interested in Pier Pressure as the delightful, sturdy, safe and comfortable motor yacht as she currently is fitted.
Walking onto the stern swim platform and up three steps, the aft cockpit area is covered, used as for alfresco dining and the main entry. The aft bulwark is open about 8ft wide, with the intention of carrying a 6x6 amphibious vehicle. There are removable rails, of course, for safety. The davit (explained later) could easily lift 2000# onto this lower aft deck (and the upper deck).
Moving forward on the main deck, there are full walk-around passages on each side, leading to fore deck with a 5ft x 5ft three-person hot tub, the hydraulic anchor windlass, etc. (Before installing the hot tub, I stored two personal watercraft in this area, but I never used them, so I sold them and installed a hot tub.. There remains the 4” heavy pipe stem for a davit, if one desired to return to such configuration. Dual access to the chain storage locker containing 300ft of all-chain rode.
Back to stern of the boat, the main entry to the salon is from the covered aft deck. The set of double-opening hurricane glass doors have: a combination lock, deadbolt and integrated hurricane 3-point bolting. Here one enters a foyer with teak and holly flooring, about 5ft in length, with a day head situated to starboard.
Continuing forward, one small step up, the carpeted salon is roomy, currently fitted with a dual-recliner sofa and a separate recliner on the port side and wine rack, TV console and an additional side chair to starboard.
Further forward, another small step up, is the dining room with a 60” diameter inlaid dining table with 4 chairs. (Additional chairs are stored in the old crew quarters.)
Forward of the dining room is the raised pilot house. There is a companionway to starboard with washer and vented dryer, leading to the 3 pilot house steps and further forward, to the galley, old crew quarters and old captain’s quarters. To port of the raised pilothouse is the stairway down to the staterooms.
Forward of the raised pilot house is, first, the spacious galley. Refrigerator/Freezer with ice maker, induction 4-burner cooktop, electric oven, dishwasher, double stainless sink with drainboard and quartz stone countertops all installed in 2023. Lots of cabinetry. Forward of the galley is cramped double-twin crew room that had a very small full bathroom (currently used for storage). Forward and below the galley (under the hot tub) is the old Captain’s quarters that also had private bathroom which all was removed when bow thruster was installed and now used for lots of storage (could easily be returned to a captain’s quarters).
The pilot house has a commanding view. All Furuno NavNet3D navigation system, as detailed below. Two equally-sized helm seats for extremely comfortable long-range trips. We have always run the boat by the two of us, with no paid crew - occasionally friends.
Three more steps up from the pilot house to the expansive flybridge with covered and fully-equipped helm station (including joystick controls, virtual/sky dynamic-positioning anchoring system and 2 additional Simrad chartplotters for redundancy) with bench for two on the port side and a companion seat on the starboard side. (Starboard-side controls were removed during recent paint, as they were deemed unnecessary, but still hidden below. I planned to move this extra control station into a portable box, but just haven't had the need.) Aft of this covered navigation area is a huge open deck, the reason some of friends call my boat an aircraft carrier! I can carry my 16ft pontoon boat in this area, but currently it has two outdoor sofa/chair sets, a round dining table for 4 and a propane grill.
More aft on the flybridge is the davit/crane/radar mast. 16ft high and equipped with a 2000lb winch, rotating 360 degrees and angled from horizontal to vertical, this mast holds the radar, all-around and anchor lights on top.
At the stern of the flybridge is a custom built 11ft aluminum tender with 20hp Mercury outboard.
Staterooms are below deck. All ensuite. The forward and aft staterooms are virtually identical in size and function, both having a queen bed, storage, private bathrooms and mounted 32" TVs. The forward stateroom has a remote display of the Furuno navigation system. In between, is a double-twin stateroom with storage and its own bathroom. Each stateroom has its own heat/AC control. Large opening ports with emergency covers and suitable for me to escape, at 200lbs.
The engine room is below the salon and accessed via the starboard exterior passageway (with an emergency escape hatch from the fuel room). There are two large removable hatches under the salon floor, used in 2008 when the engines were replaced. Full height, walk around engine room makes it easy to reach everything, this engine room is delightful place to work, and even air conditioned! Caterpillar C-9 engines installed in 2008 with 1850 hours on them. ZF transmissions with trolling feature. 3 generators: 30kw installed 2024 with 850 hrs and with a hydraulic pump, 15kw installed 2020 with 1950 hrs, and 5kw “night generator” installed in 2000 with 1160 hrs but rarely used anymore with the advent of the whole-ship 20kw Victron inverter with 20kwhrs of battery storage. Oversized American Bow Thruster 370 hydraulic stabilizers with “stabilization at rest” feature, providing stabilization even when the boat is not moving forward. Hydraulics: Stabilizers, 16” bow thruster and anchor windlass. Two hydraulic pumps: one on the 30kw genset and another on the port engine, so the stabilizers can be used underway without the 30kw genset running and also as a back-up: if the main pump on the 30kw genset ever failed.
Aft of the engine room, below the aft alfresco deck, is the fuel room with 5000 gallons of storage in four tanks: 400 gallon day tanks and 2100 main tanks. Filter system in line with transfer pump to ensure only clean fuel reaches the day tanks. (Never have had a problem with fuel filters clogging.) Twin large Racor filters on each engine, plus the engines have their own Cat fuel filters. Rudder gear is in this Fuel Room along with electrical shore power inlet (twin 50a/120/240v on each side, although I have never used more than one 50amp cord in the 25years I’ve owner the boat.)
Specifications:
Length: Registered as 88ft but also had permanent 6ft swim platform added, for 94ft overall.
109 registered tons.
Actual displacement about 75tons with half fuel.
Width: 21ft+/-
Draft: 5.5 - 6ft, depending on fuel load.
Air Draft: 23ft +/- with radar mast down and Flybridge bimini in place. (I removed the bimini top to clear the 19.5ft bridge south of Chicago.
Speed: Max about 12.5kn but normally cruise around 9-10kn.
Tankage: Diesel: 5000 gallons total. Range about 4000nm at 8kn.
Fresh Water: 1000 gallons, under aft stateroom
Grey Water: 400 gallons, under mid stateroom
Black Water: Two 400 gallons, under forward stateroom
Stability Study onboard.
Fire Fighting Equipment: ALL NEW IN 2022
Engine room: One 125 LBS cylinder filled with 125 LBS Novec-1230 (Measurement 12-3/4 Dia. x 36 “ Height, total weight 221 LBS).
Fuel room: One 125 LBS cylinder filled with 75 LBS Novec-1230 (Measurement 12-3/4 Dia. x 36 “ Height, total weight 173 LBS).
Engine and Fuel Rooms are separate systems, but connected, so if one blows, the other does also.
Engine-room-fans relay to disable fans if cylinders blow.
Manual Pull Station in Salon
Light and Sound annunciators
(6) Kidde 10lb ABC Marine-type general purpose fire extinguishers
(2) Eversafe 2kg 34B Carbon Dioxide extinguishers for electronics
6 interconnected smoke detectors connected to Siren security system
2 carbon monoxide detectors
Siren (made by Yamaha) boat security system with cellular connection (app), monitoring:
smoke detectors, bilge alarms, DC voltage, AC power, and location.
Six-person Liferaft
Lifesling 2
Throwable Ring
8 lifejackets
FogMate automated horn sequencer
5 independent depth sounders
Propulsion: Twin Caterpillar C-9 engines (566 Hp each) (1850 hours) with ZF 305 transmissions, 3” s/s shafts and 36” props, all new in 2008. Electronic ZF engine controls, both traditional and joystick, in pilot house and flybridge (with a third set hidden away that was removed during recent paint).
Electrical: 100 amp, 120/240 single phase. Twin 50amp shore power cords on each side of the stern in rainproof cabinets.
Three generators: 30kw 850 hrs, 15kw 1950 hrs, and 5kw 1160 hrs.
Whole-ship Inverter System: two Victron 10kw inverters and 20kwhrs of Epoch batteries.
Anything and everything on the boat can run on the inverters, but probably not all the air conditioning at once!
Lithium battery and Inverter installation independently inspected by ABYC electrician (insurance req'd).
Air Conditioning/Heating: Eight individual, self-contained marine air conditioners, totaling about 8 tons (96,000 Btu/hr), including the engine room. One central raw water pump.
I previously had a 46ft fiberglass boat. If you are debating between a boat that's 50+/- ft or 90ft, I strongly suggest you go big! There is so much more stability and room to work that the extra expense of docking sometimes is well worth it, plus you might anchor more often! I had the 46ft boat in San Francisco and tried 3 times to get out to the ocean, having to turn back. With Pier Pressure, we had no issues up and down the rather rough West Coast of the USA and beyond!
Wheelhouse
Dining
Salon
Galley
Galley
Engine Room
looking aft
Engine Room
looking fwd
Fuel Room
400+400+2100+2100 = 5000 gal
ABYC Inspection
4 Epoch lithium batteries and 2 10kw Victron Inverters plus ELIC