This winter we had a few “jobs” that we wanted to do, but Electrika has taken up more or our […]
Technical
The Galvanic Isolator Explained
With “Old Nick” due to come out of the water next month, to have its “bottom blacked” for the first […]
Technical
Where Do You Go to My Lovely?
How to show where your boat has been – on a map Prerequisites You can only easily do this if […]
General
Just want the technical info?
There’s a wealth of in-depth information about batteries, solar panels, engine, generators, heating etc. etc, etc, including our real life […]
Technical
Here Comes the Sun – an article about Solar Power
We have always promised that we would be reporting about our real life experiences on board Old Nick. It has […]
Technical
Complete Control
Those of you that have read our previous posts will know that “Old Nick” has an array of electronic equipment […]
Technical
We’ve Got The Power
This post is really a continuation and update of our original Solar Solution post, where we looked at how solar […]
Technical
The Power of Networking
Computer networking is nothing new in many areas of our lives, but on narrowboats it is still fairly unusual and […]
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 […]