Most narrowboats have a base of treated 18mm marine plywood laid across the boat’s steel transverse bearers or “ribs” as I like to refer to them. However, we’re all about longevity, sustainability, cost-saving, time-saving, materials reuse and insulation in our rebuild… a tall order! Firstly, let’s look at why we had to rebuild the floor … Read more
After the 400+ days trying to get Thames Solar Electric to do the right thing, at the end of 2022 we committed to stripping out the boat and refitting it ourselves. This presented a number of challenges; Funding The funding was secured from family, not something we’re happy about but it was the only way, … Read more
The full horror Buckle in for the ride as I describe a list of screw-ups normally only see on an episode of Rogue Traders. If you’re considering buying a boat from Thames Solar Electric I’d suggest you read this first, and then make your decision. To illustrate the faults and the repeated failure to fix … Read more
A good example this morning of the fear and trepidation of life aboard a boat built by Thames Solar Electric. 09:10 We noticed the pump (which pumps water from the underfloor heating pipes, to the wood burner and into the tank) was labouring. What could it be? Is the pump blocked or is there no … Read more
Why we’d never buy Thames Solar Electric again When we first thought about moving onto a boat we were worried about a lot of things; the smaller space, living off-grid, having to top up the water and empty the toilet. Fortunately none of these things were a problem, the problem was the boat builder. The … Read more
