We could not let today pass without celebrating December 12th 2020. Today is the second anniversary of Old Nick’s launch. […]
Cruising
Golden Year(s) – a 2021 retrospective
As 2021 comes to an end and we celebrate a whole year aboard, we thought we’d take time to look […]
Cruising, Technical
Homeward Bound
NEW – Electric Narrowboat Trials Event Old Nick is very excited to be taking part in the UK’s first Electric […]
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 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
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 […]