It means the hovercraft Freedom 90 and Island Express cannot operate until further notice.
American marines are enthusiastic about the hovercraft and it is widely used in the Russian army.
The hovercraft which suffered the propeller failure is five years old and was built on the Isle of Wight.
The hovercraft service between Hampshire and the Isle of Wight is running again after safety concerns on Friday caused its suspension.
Safety inspectors have suspended the hovercraft service between Hampshire and the Isle of Wight because of concerns over one of its craft.
In 1910, Sir Christopher Cockerell, British inventor of the hovercraft, was born.
The hovercraft, versatile, fast, able to operate independently of harbours, was in demand throughout the world after the prototype first crossed the English Channel successfully in 1959.
Floats included a duct-tape DeLoreon car from the film Back to the Future made with 1, 300 rolls of tape, and a hovercraft with the Star Wars character R2-D2 riding atop.
The operator of the cross-Solent hovercraft passenger service is considering cutting peak time services.
The company will now be operating a temporary revised timetable using its one working hovercraft until work to refit the propellers on the second is complete.
Lord Mountbatten was a champion of Sir Christopher Cockerell's hovercraft and was on board the first cross-Solent SR.
It is reckoned that in the past 40 years some 600m people have travelled by hovercraft.
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