A life without fossil fuels.

The why, the how, the highs and the lows of our journey to a sustainable life.

Burnout and resilience

Rebuilding your boat from scratch with no previous experience, using reclaimed material, on a limited budget, and using technology not many suppliers can…

The Floor – Construction

We lifted all the ballast blocks, cleaned up all the sawdust and sprayfoam dust (which would have held any water or damp down…

The Floor – Deconstruction

Most narrowboats have a base of treated 18mm marine plywood laid across the boat’s steel transverse bearers or “ribs” as I like to…

The Drinking Water Tank

Once the floor was up and the cladding was off the bow wall, I could see the insulated stainless steel water tank in…

The Refit Part 1

After the 400+ days trying to get Thames Solar Electric to do the right thing, at the end of 2022 we committed to…