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The Sumpners Afloat

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

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Just want the technical info?

July 6, 2022

There’s a wealth of in-depth information about batteries, solar panels, engine, generators, heating etc. etc, etc, including our real life […]

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Technical

Time for a Service

September 16, 2021

One of the great advantages of an electric serial hybrid narrowboat is the lack of routine maintenance that needs to […]

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General

King of the Road

December 9, 2020

In the run up to launch day, we have been staying at the rather wonderful “Monarch’s Barn” in Rushock, Worcestershire, […]

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Technical

We’ve Got The Power

November 26, 2020

This post is really a continuation and update of our original Solar Solution post, where we looked at how solar […]

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General

Meeting with Ortomarine – 23rd October

October 24, 2020

It is three weeks since we were last at Ortomarine to see the hull of “Old Nick” arrive, and much […]

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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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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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