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Example from a fictional survey

Example Marine SurveysPage 14

Exhaust System

Exhaust hoses are wire-reinforced and double clamped at the transom. The port and starboard exhaust risers show heavy external scale and weeping at the manifold joints; recommend replacement. Exhaust elbows were not removed for internal inspection.

Corroded, weeping exhaust risers on both engines

NegotiateMajor

“The port and starboard exhaust risers show heavy external scale and weeping at the manifold joints; recommend replacement.”
Survey page 14, quote checked against the document

What it means: The risers carry hot exhaust and cooling water out of each engine. They're crusted with corrosion and leaking at the joints, so the surveyor recommends replacing them.
Why it matters: Corroded risers can let water back into an engine, which can ruin it. It's a known wear item on gas inboards, especially in salt water.
Next step: Ask the seller to replace both sets before closing, or to reflect the cost in the price. Have a mechanic check for water in the cylinders.

Replace exhaust manifolds, risers and elbows$3,000–$6,000 estimate

How we estimated this

Both engines' manifolds, risers and elbows; seized bolts can add labor.
2 engines
Gas V8 inboard or sterndrive
Shop installs aftermarket or OEM cast parts
Seized bolts and access raise labor
Estimate only, not a quote. Confirm with your surveyor or a qualified yard before you act on anything here.

Sources: iboats forums (owner reports) (boat owners' reported prices)

Four signals. Nothing left unsorted.

Each flag is the International Code of Signals letter for its action, so a report reads at a glance, the way a hoist reads across a marina.

Flag	Signal	What lands there
	FixF · Foxtrot	Safety gear, active leaks, anything that gets worse or causes damage, and items the surveyor calls required. Fixes come first in your plan.
	NegotiateN · November	Real defects that were there before the sale and cost real money: the items worth raising with the seller, with a cost range to anchor the conversation.
	WatchW · Whiskey	Things to monitor or fold into routine maintenance, plus checks you can do after you own the boat.
	IgnoreI · India	Cosmetic wear, normal aging and notes for the record. Listed so you know they were read, not skipped.

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Where do the repair costs come from?

From a catalog of common survey findings priced from published sources (repair shops' price guides, boating publications, owners' reported quotes) and Florida shop labor rates. Every estimate lists its assumptions and sources. They're estimates to frame a conversation with a yard, not quotes.

Will this tell me whether my insurer will cover the boat?

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What happens to my survey?

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Is this a substitute for my surveyor?

No. It makes the survey you paid for easier to act on. Your surveyor saw the boat; call them about anything that matters, and confirm repairs with a qualified yard.