I rowed the tender ashore. First I talked to the boatyard. They said they were very busy, trying to get the work done before the holiday. They would not be able to troubleshoot and repair my boat before next week. That was okay with me. I was going home for Thanksgiving.
Next I went to the Marina office to get a slip. The boat would be much safer in a slip, as I was leaving her for about a week.
The boatyard did send the yard foreman, Neil, to do some initial testing. After a while, he comes up from the engine and say "I have good news". I was thinking how odd that statement was. None of the probable causes could be considered as good. Then he says, " You have a bad pressure cap." Okay I was wrong. That is good news!
There are two reservoirs an upper one in a cockpit locker where I filled the system with water, and also a lower one on the heat exchanger on the engine. He said the lower one should have a higher pressure rating. It doesn't. Also, it was not allowing the system to reach full pressure. It was overflowing into the bilge.
They will replace the cap with a higher rating and re-test the system.
I rented a car from Enterprise and drove home for the Holiday.
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