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The Sumpners Afloat

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

General

About Damn Time!

March 6, 2025

I know it’s the same every year, but isn’t it funny how January seems interminable and then we race through […]

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Cruising

Home

October 9, 2023

2nd – 8th October – the final leg back to base Rain was forecast for the pm on Monday, so […]

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General

Black is Black

March 22, 2023

We have just had a lovely week on the South Coast seeing friends and family and arrived back to see […]

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General, Uncategorized

A Change is Gonna Come

March 10, 2023

Given reasonable luck, we should be leaving Droitwich the week after next. It has come rushing up very quickly so […]

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Technical

The Galvanic Isolator Explained

February 26, 2023

With “Old Nick” due to come out of the water next month, to have its “bottom blacked” for the first […]

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General

Changes

January 2, 2023

Happy New Year everyone! This post is to announce a change! New year, new marina. Yep! You heard that right. […]

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Cruising, General

Happy New Year!

January 4, 2022

Greetings from aboard Narrowboat Old Nick. Just for the record. we are both well and neither of us has succumbed […]

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Cruising

I Want to Break Free

June 6, 2021

Sunday 30th May Well considering we only intended to stay at Droitwich Spa Marina for 10 days after launch, thanks […]

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Cruising, General

Electric Propulsion Trials Event

June 4, 2021

Thursday 27th May A frenzy (maybe a slight exaggeration?) of cleaning and tidying was the order of the day! Finally […]

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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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