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Approaching Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, after 30 days at sea, Chris discovers the MaxProp on his boat Osprey has failed — either the internal mechanism has seized with the blades feathered, or the hub has separated and the blades are gone entirely.6:52 He had not used the engine in weeks and noticed the propeller had gone silent overnight without any collision or fouling.5:00 With no engine, he heaves to 28 miles out to assess options: divert to Halifax, Liverpool, or Chester, or proceed under sail alone to Lunenburg.1:34 He chooses Lunenburg, using PredictWind routing to exploit a favorable 140–160° wind on a 300° course before the wind shifts around 1300.8:59 The plan is to anchor under sail only — jib alone, mainsail left down to preserve damaged battens — in a harbor he notes is deep and well-protected but flanked by Cross Island, where he watched a Volvo 60 he had previously raced wreck on the rocks in 2019.10:02 He walks through the full solo arrival checklist: switching from a safety belt to a life jacket, transitioning from offshore to coastal navigation, rigging anchor, warp, and chain in the cockpit, and timing the harbor entry to the wind window.2:44 The practical lesson: always test the propeller before entering coastal waters, not after.19:58

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