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The Sumpners Afloat

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

Technical

Cool for Cats – engine cooling systems

March 5, 2023

An area of boat design that is very important but which does not get talked about too often, is 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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Technical

Electric Engine Options

July 29, 2020

We wanted “Old Nick” to be an electric narrow boat, but as with all things in life, there were a […]

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General

Meeting with Ortomarine 24th July

July 27, 2020

This was the third time we had met face to face with Ortomarine‘s Caroline Badger and Rob Howdle. The first […]

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