We have always promised that we would be reporting about our real life experiences on board Old Nick. It has […]
Technical
It’s Not Easy Bein’ Green
With the snow and ice at the beginning of the year, closely followed by lockdown, “Old Nick” has spent most […]
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Complete Control
Those of you that have read our previous posts will know that “Old Nick” has an array of electronic equipment […]
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We’ve Got The Power
This post is really a continuation and update of our original Solar Solution post, where we looked at how solar […]
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The Power of Networking
Computer networking is nothing new in many areas of our lives, but on narrowboats it is still fairly unusual and […]
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The Heat is On
We all like our creature comforts and after we are fed, watered, connected to the internet and sheltered from the […]
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The Other Half of a Hybrid
When people talk about hybrid engines, it is usually the nice, clean, environmentally friendly part that gets all of the […]
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Living with Lead Carbons
On any boat, looking after your batteries is one of the most important routine tasks, right up there with engine […]
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The Art of Energy Management
So – we have chosen our batteries from Leoch, selected the electric engine and generator from Vetus and decided to […]
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Solar Solution
With the batteries chosen, thoughts must now turn to charging them. We will be having a generator and of course […]