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The Sumpners Afloat

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

Cruising

Heatwave

July 18, 2022

Up the Ashby We slipped away from our moorings near Bridge 6 just before 06:30. The day (11th July) was […]

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General

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

It’s Not Easy Bein’ Green

February 6, 2021

With the snow and ice at the beginning of the year, closely followed by lockdown, “Old Nick” has spent most […]

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General

Bits and Pieces

November 30, 2020

With just a couple of weeks left of the build, we thought it might be nice to give you an […]

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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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Equipment

Walk the plank

August 19, 2020

Having solar panels is amazing – free, clean energy! Well – I guess there will come a point when the […]

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