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The Sumpners Afloat

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

Technical

The Other Half of a Hybrid

September 23, 2020

When people talk about hybrid engines, it is usually the nice, clean, environmentally friendly part that gets all of the […]

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Equipment

Need a printer for your boat?

September 12, 2020

This post is by way of a recommendation – no ties whatsoever with the company – just want to endorse […]

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Technical

Living with Lead Carbons

September 10, 2020

On any boat, looking after your batteries is one of the most important routine tasks, right up there with engine […]

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Sewing/Craft

Getting a bit crafty

September 4, 2020

I mentioned that I’d be doing a few craft-type posts from time to time and as I finished my “magnum […]

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General

Narrowboat Paint Design Tool

September 2, 2020

With the completion of “Old Nick’s” hull design by Ortomarine and the order being placed with Tyler Wilson (see last […]

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Interior Design

A mahoosive milestone

August 27, 2020

Late last night, we got confirmation from Ortomarine that our hull has finally been ordered! This is a moment for […]

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Technical

The Art of Energy Management

August 27, 2020

So – we have chosen our batteries from Leoch, selected the electric engine and generator from Vetus and decided to […]

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Equipment

New Vetus Electric Engine for “Old Nick”

August 25, 2020

This is a very exciting post for us, as we can finally announce that “Old Nick” will be the first […]

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General

Meeting with Ortomarine – 18 August

August 21, 2020

We zipped up to the Midlands on Monday evening and met with Rob and Caroline on Tuesday morning. We had […]

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Equipment

Walk the plank

August 19, 2020

Having solar panels is amazing – free, clean energy! Well – I guess there will come a point when the […]

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