I looked at one in St. Pete Beach on Treasure Island last night. I am worried the exhaust pipes through the main cabin to the stern are original. I was wondering if anyone knew a way to examine them. I like the boat and want to submit an offer but am worried that the exhaust is original.
First, to answer your question, sure, you can access the exhaust in a couple different places to put eyes on it, the easy one being in the master stateroom where down towards the floor there's a hatch that opens up to a crawlspace under the built-in cabinetry, the exhausts run down those crawlspaces on each side of the master and exit out the back of the boat. You can get to a large part of the exhaust run through there.
With that said, this isn't something significant to stress over. I had to replace the rubber hoses in the exhaust system on my last boat and it cost me about $10k to have the marina do it. This is a 60' boat, with two large diesels, two generators, 4 different electrical systems (220v, 120v, 32v, 12v), 3 heads, plus most likely a synchronizer, stabilizers, inverter, etc., etc., etc. These boats can and will eat $30-$40k like it's nothing when you have anything beyond minor service done. In the grand scheme of things, that isn't a particularly significant expense to stress over.
