Would You Trust this Guy? Me Neither.
Good news on the over temp front, we found two smoking guns. The wall of the exhaust hose closest to the engine was partially detached and impeding the coolant's flow. Where this same hose attached to the muffler we found a buckled piece of PVC which was also obstructing the flow. You might remember that a few weeks ago I forgot to open the raw water thruhull after cleaning the strainer. Well, it was uncooled engine exhaust from that episode that caused the problems.
The good news is that Nellie is repaired, was successfully sea trialled, and is heading towards Lake Pepin tomorrow.
Sea Trialing the Repaired Coolant System
We thought about moving north today. But, seeing as the repair wasn't completed until 1 pm, a little R&R was in order. Nellie's still in the Municipal Marina, Winona, Minnesota.
Two miles today and 4,115 miles for the journey. DBH
