We all like our creature comforts and after we are fed, watered, connected to the internet and sheltered from the […]
Technical
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 […]
Technical
Living with Lead Carbons
On any boat, looking after your batteries is one of the most important routine tasks, right up there with engine […]
Technical
The Art of Energy Management
So – we have chosen our batteries from Leoch, selected the electric engine and generator from Vetus and decided to […]
Technical
Solar Solution
With the batteries chosen, thoughts must now turn to charging them. We will be having a generator and of course […]
Technical
Choosing the right batteries
Once we had decided to “go electric”, the single biggest and most difficult decision was which batteries to choose. I […]
Technical
The Future of Narrowboat Propulsion
“The times they are a changing” and this very interesting video presentation by Bowman Bradley of the IWA, gives us […]
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Electric Engine Options
We wanted “Old Nick” to be an electric narrow boat, but as with all things in life, there were a […]
Technical
Navionics now has UK canal mapping
Having been in the electronic cartography business for the best part of 15 years, I’m really pleased to include an […]