Electric Narrowboat For Sale

The slower you go the further you can get on the stored power.

Electric narrowboat for sale.

Our proven system powers narrowboats up to 72 foot at 4mph. The benefits are huge. 1 instead of a diesel engine we have an electric motor for propulsion giving us totally silent cruising. Narrowboats are well suited to electric propulsion due to the efficient hull design and low canal speed limits.

A narrowboat according to wikipedia is a narrowboat or narrow boat is a boat of a distinctive design made to fit the narrow canals of the united kingdom what a neat idea to convert one of these to electric. I had to google it. Imagine cruising the entire waterways in a quality vessel of distinctive character with smooth classic lines as. The solar boat company have designed supplied and installed electric propulsion systems for canal boats.

I didn t know what a narrowboat was. 2 we are a gasless boat so don t use bottles of lpg for cooking as is usual instead we have an electric oven an electric induction hob use an electric kettle and an electric toaster. This allows the electric drive components to be smaller and provides a very cost effective hybrid solution. Electric boat propulsion.

The solar boat co are no longer carrying out installations. Narrowboat hybrid systems. We have worked with boat builders and boat owners to create electric narrowboats and barges used for cruising as passenger boats or low impact homes. Castle narrowboats have operated both diesel narrowboats and electric narrowboats for over 20 years.

Narrow boats at elton moss boatbuilders we specialise in bringing you outstanding quality narrowboats at very competitive prices. We offer a superb selection of fully fitted narrowboats all built to suit your lifestyle and dreams. In the well equipped galley you will find a full size cooker and larder fridge. Each boat has full central heating lcd television and dvd radio cd.

Propulsion for this boat is all electric and the engine bed houses a kohler 7kw generator and swordfish 16kw aquadrive. With many years in the inland boating narrowboat industry ovation boats boatbuilders specialise in brand new mid range narrowboats of 60ft length for sale. Come along to one of our open days to discuss the boat of your dreams we pride ourselves on excellent customer service and would be happy to. Mister blue sky is a 58 feet 6 inches semi trad narrowboat with a unique canopy area at the front.

Freshly laundered bed linen is provided and there is a 240v power supply for running low. Electric narrowboat motors are becoming common place they are safe green reliable and wonderfully quiet. The standard diesel engine is sized to provide the maximum power requirement for the vessel while the electric drive is designed to match the boats mid range power needs. Eight 230ah agm batteries and a victron quattro 48 8000 110 100 100 power the inside.

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