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The Sumpners Afloat

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

Cruising

Leaving (but not) on a Jet Plane

May 19, 2024

May 9th – 19th – along the Oxford Canal, up the Grand Union and onto the River Nene Even though […]

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General

The Show Must Go On

May 5, 2024

Mid April to early May Hardly had we returned from Scotland than we were off a scant few days later, […]

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Technical

Starlink on a Narrowboat Part 2

April 24, 2024

As promised, here is part 2 of our guide to installing and using Starlink on a narrowboat. Since publishing part […]

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General

Caledonia

April 9, 2024

A trip to Scotland – 27th March to 7th April The last time we had seen Paul’s Mum and Stepdad […]

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Thrills in the Night

March 26, 2024

No! Not what you are thinking! It’s geese! It’s that time of year when a young goose’s thoughts turn to […]

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Technical

Starlink on a Narrowboat Part 1

March 10, 2024

UPDATE – Now with a link to Part 2 of the article – see below. Having a good internet connection […]

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Technical

Solar Eco Mode – saving even more energy!

March 2, 2024

This winter we had a few “jobs” that we wanted to do, but Electrika has taken up more or our […]

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General

Spring Fever

February 28, 2024

Well almost! And I’m sure, like me, you’ll have found this to be a very long and dreary winter with […]

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General

Happy New Year!

January 1, 2024

End Nov to End Dec 2023 It’s been a few weeks since our last update and a lot has been […]

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Forever Young

November 28, 2023

November 2023 – visiting home and a rather large birthday Well, we are settling in to being back at The […]

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