Yesterday was the biggest milestone yet. We had travelled up to Ortomarine’s unit near Kidderminster, with our friend Linda, to […]
Technical
The Other Half of a Hybrid
When people talk about hybrid engines, it is usually the nice, clean, environmentally friendly part that gets all of the […]
Technical
Living with Lead Carbons
On any boat, looking after your batteries is one of the most important routine tasks, right up there with engine […]
General
Narrowboat Paint Design Tool
With the completion of “Old Nick’s” hull design by Ortomarine and the order being placed with Tyler Wilson (see last […]
Interior Design
A mahoosive milestone
Late last night, we got confirmation from Ortomarine that our hull has finally been ordered! This is a moment for […]
Technical
The Art of Energy Management
So – we have chosen our batteries from Leoch, selected the electric engine and generator from Vetus and decided to […]
Equipment
New Vetus Electric Engine for “Old Nick”
This is a very exciting post for us, as we can finally announce that “Old Nick” will be the first […]
General
Meeting with Ortomarine – 18 August
We zipped up to the Midlands on Monday evening and met with Rob and Caroline on Tuesday morning. We had […]
Interior Design
Designed for life
Paul will be reporting mainly about the technical aspects of the build but it falls to me to talk about […]
General
Meeting with Ortomarine 24th July
This was the third time we had met face to face with Ortomarine‘s Caroline Badger and Rob Howdle. The first […]