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Kuze kube manje, konke kuhamba kahle: i-hull yomile kahle, ideskithophu iqinile, futhi i-rig-kusukela ekuqaleni kwayo ibonakala isesimweni esihle. Nokho, izinsimbi negesi okusebenzayo kudingeka kuthuthukiswe, futhi kungalindelwa omunye umsebenzi, njengokupholisha uphahla, ukufaka upende ovimbela ukungcola, ukulungisa amapulaki edekhi avuzayo, nokuthuthukisa izixhumo zedekhi.
U-Ben usevele walilahla ithange likaphethiloli le-DIY, ngakho-ke ngaphambi kokungena esaluni, wakhipha induku yakhe yokuthola igesi. Nakuba igesi icishiwe, ngenxa yezizathu zokuphepha, kumele abheke ukuthi ayikho yini igesi evaleleke emfuleni.
“Ngo-£40, ngicabanga ukuthi induku yomtshina wegesi iyikhithi enhle,” kusho u-Ben. “Ikakhulu ngiyisebenzisa ocwaningweni lwemikhumbi emincane ngoba adume kabi ngamalokha avuzayo, kodwa kufanelekile ukuba nawo.”
U-Ben uthenge eyakhe kwaScrewfix, kodwa waphinde wancoma inkampani ebizwa ngokuthi i-Nereus, edayisa ama-alamu egesi anezinzwa ezingangeni manzi ezingasetshenziswa ezinkingeni ezimanzi.
Manje yisikhathi sokuhlolwa kwangaphakathi kwe-hull. Ngenkathi uMaximus akhiwa eSweden ngo-1978, wahlangabezana nezindinganiso ezinhle, esebenzisa i-teak veneer marine plywood ekamelweni lenjini, kanye namafreyimu e-plywood avalelwe ngokugcwele nama-stringers kuma-locker nama-bilges. U-Ben wathinta phansi ngezandla namadolo, wagibela phezu kwesikebhe, waphakamisa ipuleti elingezansi, wacofa, walalela i-hygrometer, wayesebhala ebhukwini lokubhalela.
Wangikhombisa amaphuzu okubamba ihange amaketango amacwecwe futhi wangiqinisekisa ukuthi aqinile futhi awabonisi zimpawu zokucindezela noma ukunyakaza. Okufanayo kuyiqiniso ngokusekela kwangaphambili kanye nezinsiza zokusekela emuva.
“Lokhu akulona uhlelo lwendabuko,” kuphawula uBen. Ngokuphathelene nengxenye engezansi, ixhunywe endaweni ehleliwe yemoto ngohlelo lwe-cantilever. “Izikebhe eziningi ziboshelwe emaceleni omkhumbi. Kulesi sikebhe, bathembele ku-bulkhead enkulu lapha, ebukeka njengedekhi engu-12mm. "
Noma kunjalo, waneliseka kakhulu ngaleli lungiselelo. “Konke kubukeka kukuhle futhi komile. Awekho ama-corrosion streaks, olunye uhlangothi luyefana. ”
U-Ben akakwazanga ukufinyelela ezindaweni ezimbalwa, okuhlanganisa indawo ezungeze ithangi lamanzi nendawo engaphansi ye-salon. Iningi lezindawo azihlolile bezihlanzekile futhi zomile. Nokho, imicamelo ne-canopy yegumbi letilosi elingemuva kwakuswakeme, futhi amabhawodi e-anode elokha ayegqwalile emanzini amile amasentimitha amaningana ukushona.
Ifolosi nalo belimanzi ngenxa yokuvuza kwezigxobo nama-vents. U-Ben wadonsa isipinaker esimanzi ekhabetheni futhi wathola ama-intshi ambalwa amanzi ngaphansi. Kunamaconsi amanzi abonakalayo phezulu ekhanda.
“Awu, kwenzakalani!” Kubabaza uBen athole amabala amanzi eduze kwama-chain plate. “Bheka, amanzi ageleza esuka ezisekelweni zedekhi evulekile ageleza esuka ezimbotsheni zangaphakathi lapha futhi aphume ngezimbobo ezihlukahlukene zikakhokho.”
Ezinye izikhukhula, kulokhu zinqamula umzila wezigelekeqe, zalimaza iringi yesibhakela ezungeze usinki wasekhishini futhi zabola ngokuphelele. Uma kwenzeka ngidinga ubufakazi, u-Ben ngomusa ugijimisa umunwe wami kuwo ukuze afakazele.
U-Ben wabeka amakhushini eduze kwawo futhi wavula wonke amalokha ukuze umoya ujikeleze. Ukulungisa konke lokhu kuvuza kufanele kube yinto ehamba phambili.
Ehlangothini elikhanyayo, i-upholstery isesimweni esihle. Ngiwathanda kakhulu amakhethini kanye namakhushini amahle aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. I-beige pinstripe cushion ibukeka iyintsha, futhi kusobala ukuthi uDaniel uye waqikelela kakhulu ukwenza uMaximus azizwe esekhaya. Unokuthinta okuthandekayo kanye netiye elicwebezelayo. Ngithanda imikhumbi yalesi sikhathi.
Ama-cushions adinga ukuhlanzwa omile, abambalwa badinga iziphuphu ezintsha, kanye nendwangu ngaphansi kwezinyembezi. U-Ben uveze ukuthi kumele zigcotshwe ngesifutho esivimba amalangabi, ngoba ayikho ilebula eqinisekisa lokhu.
“Ungathola okuthile ku-Screwfix,” ephakamisa. “Fafaza yonke imihlobiso yakho ethambile. Uma uke wangena esikebheni, lapho sivutha, igwebu libi kakhulu. Izobhema futhi ibheme kabi kakhulu.”
"Hhayi-ke, ipayipi legesi lango-1984," esho. "Okukhathaza kakhulu ukubona ipayipi legesi lidlula ngemuva kwesipheki kanje."
Uveze igebe lenjoloba esikwe ehawuni lensimbi lepayipi. Noma yini ene-universal joint kufanele ibe ne-hose eqinisiwe. Akukhona lokho kuphela, umpheki ngokwawo akanawo umshini wokusika oshisayo.
“Abantu abaningi banazo lezi kodwa ababoni ukuthi uma uhamba esikebheni ujabule futhi ilangabi licisha igesi izoqhubeka nokugeleza ngaphandle kokunqanyulwa,” usho kanje.
Ngezindleko zokushintsha izitsha zokupheka, bese kuba amapayipi egesi, ukuqoqa ithangi legesi nakho konke okunye, lesi siphakamiso singase sishibhile ukususa ngokuphelele igesi futhi uthenge izitofu zedizili noma utshwala.
Ngithathe inothi ukuze ngithole izingcaphuno zakho kokubili futhi ngiphenye izinzuzo nezingozi zikaphethiloli uma uqhathaniswa nodizili kanye nemimoya.
Nakuba uBen azwakalisa injabulo yakhe ngomsakazo omdala we-Sailor—“Sasivame ukuba nomsakazo onjalo emkhunjini wethu wokudoba eminyakeni embalwa edlule!”—asikwazanga empeleni ukuwuhlola. Ibhethri lifile, ngakho-ke asikwazi ukuhlola injini.
"I-voltage yaleyo ingaphansi kuka-2V, futhi i-voltage yethu ingu-8V kuphela, yingakho singakwazi ukusebenza lutho!" Kusho uBen ebeka i voltmeter yakhe.
“Ngokombono wophenyo, kuhlale kubalulekile ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ibhethri lishajiwe. Ngokuvamile abahloli bashintsha ukuze bahlole yonke into ukuze baqiniseke ukuthi isebenza kahle. Okwamanje asiboni konke lokhu.”
Amabhethri amabili afakwe ngaphansi kwezinyathelo zomgwaqo adinga ukushintshwa. Abanakho ukuvikeleka ngokomzimba futhi abanaso ikhava yetheminali.
“Ngokusobala, asixhumekile kugesi wasogwini, kodwa uma unamanzi ageleza phezu kwamandla ogu njengalapha, akuhlakaniphe kakhulu,” kusho uBen, ekhomba imishini kagesi evuzayo emgwaqeni wezigelekeqe, “futhi angikwenzi lokho. angiyithandi. Umbono webhokisi lensimbi elingemuva ngoba lizohlala lidlidliza. ”
I-Maximus inenjini ye-Volvo 2020MD epholile ngokungaqondile epholile engu-3-cylinder. Nakuba engakwazi ukuqala, wahlola kahle.
Ubenganelisekile ngokugqwala kohlaka nokusekelwa ngenxa yokuvuza kwegenge.
“Konke lokhu kudinga ukuhlanzwa,” ephakamisa. “Uyakubona konke lokhu kungena kwamanzi, akusizi ngalutho. Bheka ukugqwala kwe-flywheel ku-pulley lapha. Uma kuqala ukugqwala, ibhande lizodabuka ngokushesha. Ngakho uzolahlekelwa ukuxhumana kwakho. Ijeneretha kanye nephampu yamanzi yangaphakathi.”
“Okunye okuhle okuhle ngeVolvo ukuthi basebenzisa izinjini eziyisisekelo zePerkins. Kuhlale kuwufanele ukuthola lolu lwazi, ngoba noma yikuphi emhlabeni, uma udinga izingxenye ezisele, kuyafana noPerkins.”
Injini ishayelwa ngugearbox wakwaVolvo Saildrive. U-Ben wahlola imilenze futhi wabona ukuthi akukho ukugqwala okusobala, namasokisi enjoloba angaphandle ayephelele. Amafutha ahlanzekile futhi ngenhlanhla alukho uphawu lokungcoliswa kwamanzi.
Idivayisi ine-gasket seal enkulu futhi idinga ukushintshwa njalo eminyakeni eyisikhombisa. Lapho igcina ukuqedwa-ngo-2015-yabiza cishe i-£ 1,500, ngakho-ke kanye ne-rig yokumba, idinga ukuhlelwa kwesabelomali esikhathini esizayo esiseduze.
“Isigaxa senjini ngokuvamile sidinga ukushintshwa uma wenza ama-donuts kuseyili. Uma ungenayo i-seil drive futhi unomgodi ojwayelekile, kwenze njalo ngemuva kweminyaka eyishumi,” kusho uBen. Wanyakazisa injini futhi wangimema ukuba ngilalele.
“Uyawuzwa lowo msindo ophendukayo?” Hhayi-ke, okungenani uyazi ukuthi ayizange ibanjwe eminyakeni emibili nengxenye, okuwuphawu oluhle. ”
"Uma kuziwa ezinjinini nasesikebheni esibambe iminyaka eminingana, into yokugcina ofuna ukuyenza ukufaka isikebhe ngqo emanzini," kusho uBen. “Kumele ukholwe kakhulu ngokuphathwa kukaphethiloli. Thulula ithangi likaphethiloli, ulishaye, shintsha ulayini kaphethiloli, isihlungi sikaphethiloli, uliphendule futhi ubone ukuthi injini iyagijima yini ogwini namanzi. Ungavele uyiphonse emanzini. Ngaphakathi, bese uthemba!”
U-Ben akakwazi ukunquma umthamo wethangi likaphethiloli noma isimo sikaphethiloli. Kodwa-ke, waqaphela ukuthi uphawu lokugcwalisa lwalulimele kancane futhi lwaludinga ukushintshwa.
“Akuwona amawindi,” kuphendula uBen. "Uma zilungisiwe, ziyi-portholes, uma zivulekile, ziyi-portholes."
Phakathi nophenyo, isimo sezulu sasicacile futhi kwakungekho uphawu lokuthi ama-portholes e-acrylic ayevuza (nakuba kuzokwenzeka ngokuvakasha okulandelayo!). Esekushilo lokho, uBen uveza ukuthi kuvame kakhulu ukuthi kungene umswakamo ngenxa yokuvaleka okuvalwe ngaphakathi.
UMaximus unendlu yangasese yolwandle i-Jabsco edonsela olwandle ngqo. Amapayipi okuphuza adinga ukushintshwa (bheka ama-seacocks), kodwa u-Ben uphinde waveza ukuthi indawo yokungena namanzi kufanele ibe ne-gooseneck ephakeme, okungcono kakhulu nge-anti-siphon valve.
“Ukungena komoya kufanele kudlulele cishe phansi kwesiteki,” kusho yena. “Kuwubuhlakani futhi ukushintsha amapayipi. Kusobala ukuthi sekuphele iminyaka engaphezu kwemihlanu esetshenziswa, ngakho azoba nezimbotshana, futhi lapho usuqala ukuwasebenzisa, azonuka kakhulu.”
“Bheka lawo mapayipi omsila,” kubabaza u-Ben lapho ebona umpompi wasolwandle ohlanganisa ikhanda kanye nokuzika. “Kuyangihlekisa; sikhuluma ngama-clamps aphindwe kabili, kodwa izinsimbi azikho ekugcineni komsila we-hose. Akuwenzi nhlobo umqondo.”
Impompi yolwandle i-valve sea kusobala ukuthi isetshenziswe iminyaka engaphezu kwemihlanu, futhi ukugqwala kubi kakhulu. Nakuba inkukhu yasolwandle ithatha indawo, kubonakala sengathi basebenzisa izesekeli zesikhumba sokuqala.
“Kuwusizo ngempela lokhu,” kusho uBen, ebamba isibambo, “kodwa ngizowashintsha wonke. Zilahleni niqale phansi.”
U-Ben uphakamise ukuthi ithusi linokuphila kwesevisi okude kakhulu kune-DZR, kodwa manje abantu abaningi basebenzisa izinto ezihlanganisiwe; brand ezifana Tru Design noma Marelon.
UBen wabuye waqalaza izinkukhu zasolwandle ukuze athole usinki wasekhishini. Wayeyibonile imbobo engaphandle kwesikebhe, kodwa kwamthatha isikhathi ukuthola inkukhu yasolwandle. Ngemva kokuvula ilokha nokukhipha ipani, wathola ipayipi lokudonsa amanzi, kodwa kwaze kwaba yilapho ekhipha i-drawer engaphansi kwesitofu lapho ethola khona ngempela—ivalve yesango elidala elalibhajwe ngokuphelele futhi lalidinga ukushintshwa.
Kukhona ithangi lamanzi lensimbi engagqwali ku-Maximus, elifakwe ngaphansi kwamabhantshi angaphambili e-cockpit. U-Ben ukwazile ukupompa isistimu ngesandla futhi uthole amanzi angcoliswe kakhulu kusukela eminyakeni emibili edlule!
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Nov-01-2021
