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Abingdon Rally 2024

Life can be boring, dull, ennui finds residence in the pockets of your dressing gown. But if you have a boat, specifically an electric boat, and a place to go on a sunny Sunday with a bunch of friends it’s a fine reason to put your shorts on and get on with the day.  The […]

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Teddington Rally

Teddington rally from The Tamesis Club. A few facts, I live down a busy single-track road in the land that the Department of Transport forgot aka the Surrey Hills. Towing the Edwin James, which is 21 ft long, 24 ft on a trailer, my final destination was a slip in Teddington.  To get there I

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Winners announced for Trouvé International Electric Boat Awards

Awards presented to nine boats, from hydrofoiling speedboats to solar ferries to ocean-going yachts to a refitted classic. Batteries, solar, wind and hydrogen power the new era of water recreation and transport. After tallying the votes from almost 15,000 electric boat enthusiasts all over the world and an international judging panel of 19 e-boat experts,

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Wroxham Round Up

Wednesday the 13th of July 2022I am well-travelled and sometimes I get a bit boring talking about the places I’ve been and the things I’ve done.  But a visit to Wroxham and the Norfolk Broads was a first for me.  Why did I leave it so long? Wroxham and the surrounding area are beautiful.Of course, as

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DCPower DCL48-100 Battery

DCPower DCL48-100 LiFePO4 Battery Corby-based DC Battery Technologies dropped off one of their recently launched DCPower Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries at Mothership marine for Tim and I to evaluate for Narrowboat propulsion.  Unlike the Aceleron batteries, these use larger ‘prismatic’ cells to achieve a relatively high power density and a smaller internal component count, though

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Aceleron Essential Battery

Aceleron Batteries Tim Knox and I recently (virtually) met with Bruce MacPherson of Acerelon to discuss their recently launched ‘Essential’ battery range whose target market includes marine applications with a view to assessing its potential for Narrowboats and other craft.  Aceleron, who are based close to the Worcester and Birmingham canal near Bromsgrove, appear to

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