Paul will be reporting mainly about the technical aspects of the build but it falls to me to talk about […]
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 […]
General
The Electric Boat Association
Whilst researching our electric narrowboat, we came across the “Electric Boat Association” a UK organisation who are championing the use […]
Technical
Electric Engine Options
We wanted “Old Nick” to be an electric narrow boat, but as with all things in life, there were a […]
General
Meeting with Ortomarine 24th July
This was the third time we had met face to face with Ortomarine‘s Caroline Badger and Rob Howdle. The first […]
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 […]
General
Introducing our Boatbuilder – Ortomarine
Ortomarine is a small family business lead by Caroline Badger and Rob Howdle. Caroline, a management accountant by training, has […]
General
Our love of Canals
Our desire to spend our lives travelling the Inland Waterways can all be attributed to Kay’s Dad, Leonard Carter, known […]