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The Sumpners Afloat

Adventures on "Old Nick" – an Ortomarine-built, Vetus powered Electric Serial Hybrid Narrowboat

Technical

Understanding an AC Diesel Generator

May 12, 2023

Since starting our 2023 cruising season, we have noticed that our trusty Vetus GLX65SIC diesel generator has been unable to […]

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Cool for Cats – engine cooling systems

March 5, 2023

An area of boat design that is very important but which does not get talked about too often, is engine […]

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The Galvanic Isolator Explained

February 26, 2023

With “Old Nick” due to come out of the water next month, to have its “bottom blacked” for the first […]

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Control

December 5, 2022

We are currently on holiday on the Red Sea in Egypt (see the C-Map chart below) and have left Old […]

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Where Do You Go to My Lovely?

October 12, 2022

How to show where your boat has been – on a map Prerequisites You can only easily do this if […]

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Back to Black – Winter Projects

March 21, 2022

Even on a relatively new boat, there always seem to be things that need to be done. “Old Nick’s” To […]

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Time for a Service

September 16, 2021

One of the great advantages of an electric serial hybrid narrowboat is the lack of routine maintenance that needs to […]

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Electric Dreams – power management on an electric narrowboat

July 27, 2021

We have been continuously cruising now for two months and have settled in to a regular routine. With nearly 300 […]

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Connected – an article about mobile internet

June 29, 2021

You may recall from this post that we touched on how we planned to stay connected to the internet on […]

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Cruising, Technical

Homeward Bound

May 6, 2021

NEW – Electric Narrowboat Trials Event Old Nick is very excited to be taking part in the UK’s first Electric […]

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