Mid-Atlantic repair 2016–2026
The propeller that held
A get-home repair on a variable-pitch propeller, epoxied by hand and meant to last a week. It stayed on the boat for years and crossed oceans before it finally let go, two hundred miles from landfall.
Field log · filed by Randall Marshall
- Year
- 2016–2026
- Waters
- Mid-Atlantic repair
- Filed by
- Randall Marshall
The account
A variable-pitch propeller needed a get-home repair: epoxied by hand, cured a full day, pinned and set-screwed. Meant to last one passage.
It stayed on the boat for years and crossed oceans before it finally let go, about two hundred miles east of landfall on the most recent trip.
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