Ndikhumbula ndikhula ngeminyaka yee-1960 neyee-1970 ndichitha ixesha lasehlotyeni ndiloba notatomkhulu wam kumazantsi e-Indiana. UTatomkhulu wam owayengumsebenzi-mgodini wamalahle eKentucky kwaye ekugqibeleni wathatha umhlala-phantsi kwi-Chrysler Motor Corporation njengomsebenzi wasefektri wayejongwa ngabaninzi njengetalente yoomatshini. Wayekwangoyena mlobi-zimpukane ubalaseleyo endakha ndadibana naye. Utat'omkhulu wayewonwabele umhlala-phantsi wakhe wokubopha iimpukane kunye nokugcina izixhobo zakhe zokuloba, kuquka nemoto yakhe yesikhephe ebusika kunye nokuloba ngeentsuku ezininzi ngexesha lasehlotyeni. Wayekwayingcali yendalo esingqongileyo njengoko ubona kuyo ileta endisandul’ ukuyibhaqa. Utat'omkhulu walungisa iinjini ezincinci kwigaraji yemoto yakhe enye ngexesha lasehlotyeni. Abantu beza bevela macala onke ukuze kulungiswe oomatshini babo bokucheba ingca. Ndicinga ukuba wakwenza oku ikakhulu ngenxa yokuthanda ukukhenkceza kuba ngokuqinisekileyo akazange abize mali ininzi ngomsebenzi wakhe. Ndikhumbula ndimnceda ekuseni nasemva kwemini ndisebenza kumatshini wokucheba ingca, ndicheba ingca, ndinyamekela isitiya, okanye nantoni na enye efunekayo ukuze akwazi ukuya kuloba emva kwemini ngokukhululekileyo. Ekuthatheni umhlala-phantsi, utatomkhulu wam uthenge i-aluminiyam ye-16-foot ye-aluminiyam johnboat kunye ne-Evinrude 3 hp entsha yemoto ye-Lightwin eyayifanelekile ukuya kwimingxuma yokuhlutha kunye nokuhamba ngokuloba iibhabhi ngaselunxwemeni. Iinkumbulo zam zakwangoko malunga nezikhephe kunye neenjini zezi ntsuku. Ndandisoloko ndimangalisiwe indlela ekwakulula ngayo ukuqalisa iinjini zakhe nendlela ezazibaleka ngayo. Wayenesixhobo sokucheba iLawn Boy esasiqala ngalo lonke ixesha kutsalo lokuqala kwaye yayingoyena mower ubalaseleyo endakha ndawusebenzisa. Ngoku ndiyaqonda ukuba i-Evinrude yakhe yesikhephe semoto kunye ne-Lawn Boy mower motor zombini zenziwe yi-Outboard Marine Corporation kwaye zombini yayiziinjini zebhayisekile ezimbini ezineendawo ezininzi ezinokutshintshana.
Utat'omkhulu wayeyindoda enetalente. Wayengenguye umntu osisityebi, kodwa wayevana kunye neetalente zakhe kwaye wafeza izinto ezininzi. Wakha amaphenyane amancinci okuloba ngomthi. Wayengumchweli onobuchule kwaye wakha izindlu ezininzi. Wade wayila kwaye wenza inkampu ye popup kwakude kudala ngaphambi kokuba umntu eve into enjalo. Wayebopha iimpukane zakhe ze-coork popper kwaye wasigcina sonke sibonelelwa ngokuloba. Wayenombulelo ongazenzisiyo ngezinto ezenziweyo ezenza ubomi bakhe babangcono. Wamangaliswa ngulanteni yakhe yaseColman kunye nesitofu awayeyisebenzisa. Wayenemoto yokunyathela ngombane yeSilvertrol eyayithe cwaka ngokukhethekileyo ngokuloba ecaleni kweebhanki. Isikhephe sakhe esitsha sealuminiyam sasikhaphukhaphu ngokwaneleyo ukuba indoda enye ibambe umthwalo kunye nokothula kwiiracks ngaphezulu kwemoto yokuloba. Kwaye wayezidla nge-Ocean City # 90 ye-othomathikhi yokubhabha kuba wayechitha ixesha elininzi esenza intonga yokubhabha ngesandla esinye kwaye eqhuba imoto yokunyathela ngomnye. Waziva ukuba uMnu Coleman wenza into epholileyo yokugcina iziselo zethu zibanda ngemini eshushu yehlobo, kwaye uMnu Evinrude wenza i-3-hp ye-Lightwin yesikhephe esinefreyimu ekulula ukuyiphatha nokukhwela kwisikhephe sakhe.
Ngoku ndineminyaka eyi-50, ndiyayixabisa imihla emnandi endikhule ngayo. Ndisachitha ixesha ndiqhuba isiko lokuloba iimpukane notata nabantwana bam. Izixhobo esinazo namhlanje zintsha, zihambele phambili, zikhulu, kwaye uninzi lwazo zonke ziyabiza. Ndibe nethamsanqa ngokwaneleyo lokuba ndinazo kwaye ndenza izinto utat'omkhulu ebengenakuze akwazi ukuzifumana, kodwa ngandlela thile into ilahlekileyo. Ndithatha iintlanzi zam neentombi zam, kwaye njengabo bonke abantwana abanethuba, bonke bayathanda ukuqhuba isikhephe. Ngandlela thile abafumani amava afanayo ngamandla aphezulu, ubuchwephesha obuphezulu, i-injini yesibetho ezine endinazo kwisikhephe sam sokuloba namhlanje. Unyana wam kunye nam sasikwiBoy Scouts kunye, kwaye mna ndingumcebisi kwi-Environmental Science Merit Badge. Elinye lamachibi endifuna ukuthatha i-scouts ukuba linomda we-10-hp ke ndiye ndazifumana ndidinga imoto encinci. Umhlobo wam oqonda into endifuna ukuyenza nabakhweli wandinika ii-motors ezincinci ezazisithi uthe mdala kakhulu ukuba angatsala intambo ukuze aziqale. Ezi motors yayingu-Evinrude 1963 HP Lightwin ka-3 endathi ndathandana naye kuba kwakungathi ndiyakhumbula utat'omkhulu, kunye ne-1958 Johnson 5.5 HP Seahorse. Ndiyazi ukuba ezi ziimoto zakudala. Ezi motors kunye ne-1996 Johnson 15 hp endiye ndahlala kuyo, ndinikezele ngexabiso eliphezulu kakhulu ukuba ndilungise, indinike umceli mngeni endiwudingayo ukulungiselela iprojekthi elungileyo yasebusika.
UTat'omkhulu wayesoloko endixelela, kwaye ndiyikhumbula kakuhle, ukuba "Xa kufikwa kwiimoto ukuba yonke into ihlanganisiwe yalungiswa ngokuchanekileyo iya kuhamba kakuhle." "Ukuba ayiqali okanye ibaleke kakuhle, kuya kubakho ingxaki ekufuneka uyifumene kwaye uyilungise okanye uyilungise." Le yenye yeenyaniso ezininzi ebomini andifundise zona. I-Spark, ipetroli, kunye noxinzelelo zizinto ezintathu eziphambili ezifunekayo ukwenza ukuqhuba kwemoto.
Ithemba lam kukurekhoda ukuhanjiswa kwezi motors ngokuthumela imifanekiso kunye neenkcazo kule webhusayithi ngendlela yokuba ibe sisixhobo nakubani na onemoto efanayo efuna ukulungiswa kancinci okanye ukulungiswa. Ndiza kudwelisa iindawo ezithile kunye neenombolo zazo zekhathalogu endizisebenzisayo kwaye ndikuxelele kanye le nto uyifunayo. Ndiyathemba ukwenza ezi projekthi zilungiswe ngezixhobo ezilula kunye nencwadana yokulungisa. Unokuba nayo enye yeemoto ezindala ze-Evinrude okanye zeJohnson ngaphandle apho uzuze njengelifa okanye wazuza. Inokuthi okanye ingagijimi kodwa amathuba anokwenziwa ukuba asebenze kakuhle ngokugqibeleleyo. Unokufumana phantse nayiphi na indawo oyifunayo kwimoto endala nge-e-Bay okanye kwi-Intanethi ngokubanzi. Sinamakhonkco apho ungathenga khona uninzi lwezinto ku-Amazon.com. Ngokusebenzisa iAmazon, sifumana ikhomishini encinci enceda ukuxhasa ngezimali le ndawo kunye neeprojekthi ezizayo. Ukuba unayo ibhodi engaphandle endala, kufuneka uyilungise phambi kokuba uyibeke echibini kwaye uyilindele ukuba ivuthe ize ibaleke. Ngaphandle kovulo oluhle, ungonakalisa ukuphuma okuhle kwaye uzidanise. Kuthatha kuphela iidola ezili-100 kwiindawo ezithile kunye nabasebenzi abathile abazinikeleyo ukwenza isithuthi esincinci esincinci esenziwe ngenqanawa njengoko besenzile xa besitsha. Ndifunde ukuba ezinye zeenxalenye zeemoto ziya kufuna ukutshintshwa, nokuba imoto igcinwe ngokufanelekileyo kodwa ixesha elide. Amanye amalungu atshintshileyo aphezulu kakhulu kunasekuqaleni ngoko ke ukubuyisela kuya kunceda imoto yakho. Umnqweno wam ayikokubuyisela ezi motors kwinqanaba lokuba zibonise iziqwenga, kodwa endaweni yoko ndigqibe ngento endinokonwabela ukuyisebenzisa iminyaka emininzi. Kukho abantu ngeenxa zonke abalungisa iinjini zamaphenyane ezindala ukuya kuthi ga kwinqanaba lokuba babonise iziqwenga kwaye emva koko bazinikeze ukuzithengisa.
Kungadla imali eninzi ukufumana ezi moto zilungiswe kwivenkile ethengisa iinkonzo zamaphenyane. Ndixelelwe ziindawo ezimbalwa ukuba iimoto ezindala azikufanelanga ukulungiswa kwaye babenomdla ngakumbi ekuthengiseni imoto entsha. Ezinye iindawo ziya kukuxelela ukuba azisebenzi kwiimoto ezingaphezulu kweminyaka eli-10 okanye engama-20 ubudala. Ngokwenyani, ezi motors zilula ukuzilungisa kwaye nabani na onexesha, umonde, kunye namandla amancinci oomatshini anokuzilungisa kwaye aqhubeke kakuhle ngeendleko ezincinci. Nje ukuba ugqibezele enye yezi projekthi kwaye uyitshise okokuqala, uya kuba nolwaneliseko olukhulu usazi ukuba wenze umqhubi wenqanawa yakho endala i-Evinrude okanye uJohnson usebenze kakuhle.
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