Since starting our 2023 cruising season, we have noticed that our trusty Vetus GLX65SIC diesel generator has been unable to […]
Technical
Cool for Cats – engine cooling systems
An area of boat design that is very important but which does not get talked about too often, is engine […]
Technical
The Galvanic Isolator Explained
With “Old Nick” due to come out of the water next month, to have its “bottom blacked” for the first […]
Technical
Where Do You Go to My Lovely?
How to show where your boat has been – on a map Prerequisites You can only easily do this if […]
Technical
Back to Black – Winter Projects
Even on a relatively new boat, there always seem to be things that need to be done. “Old Nick’s” To […]
Technical
Time for a Service
One of the great advantages of an electric serial hybrid narrowboat is the lack of routine maintenance that needs to […]
Technical
Electric Dreams – power management on an electric narrowboat
We have been continuously cruising now for two months and have settled in to a regular routine. With nearly 300 […]
Technical
Connected – an article about mobile internet
You may recall from this post that we touched on how we planned to stay connected to the internet on […]
Cruising, Technical
Homeward Bound
NEW – Electric Narrowboat Trials Event Old Nick is very excited to be taking part in the UK’s first Electric […]