On any boat, looking after your batteries is one of the most important routine tasks, right up there with engine […]
Sewing/Craft
Getting a bit crafty
I mentioned that I’d be doing a few craft-type posts from time to time and as I finished my “magnum […]
General
Narrowboat Paint Design Tool
With the completion of “Old Nick’s” hull design by Ortomarine and the order being placed with Tyler Wilson (see last […]
Interior Design
A mahoosive milestone
Late last night, we got confirmation from Ortomarine that our hull has finally been ordered! This is a moment for […]
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 […]
Equipment
New Vetus Electric Engine for “Old Nick”
This is a very exciting post for us, as we can finally announce that “Old Nick” will be the first […]
General
Meeting with Ortomarine – 18 August
We zipped up to the Midlands on Monday evening and met with Rob and Caroline on Tuesday morning. We had […]
Equipment
Walk the plank
Having solar panels is amazing – free, clean energy! Well – I guess there will come a point when the […]
Technical
Solar Solution
With the batteries chosen, thoughts must now turn to charging them. We will be having a generator and of course […]
Interior Design
Designed for life
Paul will be reporting mainly about the technical aspects of the build but it falls to me to talk about […]