There’s a wealth of in-depth information about batteries, solar panels, engine, generators, heating etc. etc, etc, including our real life […]
Cruising
Alone Again
Friday 4th June Our guests were leaving today. Very sad but all good things must come to an end and, […]
Cruising
I Want to Break Free
Sunday 30th May Well considering we only intended to stay at Droitwich Spa Marina for 10 days after launch, thanks […]
Cruising, General
Electric Propulsion Trials Event
Thursday 27th May A frenzy (maybe a slight exaggeration?) of cleaning and tidying was the order of the day! Finally […]
Cruising, Technical
Homeward Bound
NEW – Electric Narrowboat Trials Event Old Nick is very excited to be taking part in the UK’s first Electric […]
Equipment
My Favourite things
No – not whiskers on kittens (although they are cute) but – a few weeks into life on board our […]
General
True Colours
Work goes on at a rapid pace on board Old Nick. Those Ortomarine guys and gals don’t hang around. The […]
Technical
The Future of Narrowboat Propulsion
“The times they are a changing” and this very interesting video presentation by Bowman Bradley of the IWA, gives us […]
Technical
Electric Engine Options
We wanted “Old Nick” to be an electric narrow boat, but as with all things in life, there were a […]
General
Introducing our Boatbuilder – Ortomarine
Ortomarine is a small family business lead by Caroline Badger and Rob Howdle. Caroline, a management accountant by training, has […]