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The Sumpners Afloat

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

Cruising, Technical

Homeward Bound

May 6, 2021

NEW – Electric Narrowboat Trials Event Old Nick is very excited to be taking part in the UK’s first Electric […]

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Technical

It’s Not Easy Bein’ Green

February 6, 2021

With the snow and ice at the beginning of the year, closely followed by lockdown, “Old Nick” has spent most […]

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Technical

The Power of Networking

November 2, 2020

Computer networking is nothing new in many areas of our lives, but on narrowboats it is still fairly unusual and […]

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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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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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