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Nakie Hammocks
Hammocks seem to have had a surge in popularity on boats during this year’s long, hot summer.
Most of the ones we have seen have been on cruiser-stern narrowboats. But at the Braunston Historic Boat Rally in June we found one in imaginative use in the hold of coal-carrying motor-butty pair Tadworth and Bordesley, which are part of the Jules Fuels syndicate.
Andrew and Cathy Haysom have lived and worked aboard the southern Grand Union Canal for the best part of a decade, and this summer has been a terrific…
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Jeff, a Dunkirk Little Ship, little changed
A beautifully restored Dunkirk Little Ship has begun operating as a trip-boat in an unusual location – Belgium.
Built in Richmond in 1923 by British…
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Foundation in Water Safety
Safety training company Birmingham & Midland Marine Services has started short ‘Foundation In Water Safety’ courses for private boaters.
The company has long held courses…
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Laser Digital Endoscope
Gadget supplier Laser Tools has added another item to its arsenal of handy tools – a digital endoscope.
Endoscopes are handy for inspecting hidden areas…
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Alde compact diesel heater
Alde has long been known for gas-powered central heating systems, latterly for its popular Compact. Now the company has added two diesel-fired Compact models: the…
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Showerscape panels
Showerscape is a bright idea to create wall-sized waterproof graphics in bathrooms, especially small, claustrophobic spaces such as showers.
Back in 2014 the company’s founders,…
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Chiliboats Waterbike
This month’s news pages featured 90-year-old Robin Hanbury-Tenison, who pedalled (not paddled) over 100 miles down the Thames in just four days on a waterbike.…
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New inverter-charger from Kartt
Mobile specialist Kartt has launched a 3,000W 100A inverter/charger that is also suitable for solar.
The pure sine wave inverter is capable of 6,000W peak…
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Key ring camera
We've only just come across the Kodak Charmera digital camera, an adorable gadget that's designed to double up as a keyfob.
Housed in the little…
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Pocket defibrillator
The new St John Ambulance Heart Pocket AED looks like being a really useful thing for boaters with heart problems to have aboard.
This pocket-sized…
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Meaco portable fan
Meaco, already a well-known name in dehumidifiers, has just launched Sefte, a new portable 6in fan. Or as they call it, the Portable Battery Air…
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