by Tim | May 19, 2015 | Boats for Hire, Charter boat, Eco, Solar Power, Solar Powered boat
Chadwick Real Estate, Turramurra eased there way into the weekend with a slow cruise from Bobbin Head to Cottage Point and back. The whole trip was made on solar power stored in the Mothership’s 54 batteries. Having super quiet electric motors makes for a...
by Tim | Aug 11, 2014 | Eco, Hawkesbury, Solar Power
The day started well at Refuge Bay. From here we motored to Patonga in search of coffee. Having been revitalised, we wanted to see how we’d go on the solar power alone (not using any battery). I’m very happy to report that we “steamed’...
by Tim | Mar 22, 2014 | Best Family Holiday, Boat Builder, Boat Share, Boats in survey, Eco Holiday, Luxury Houseboat, Naval Architect, Solar Power, Solar Powered boat
New-style houseboat has plenty of room SMH – Saturday, 22 Mar 2014 – Page 94 They arrive with their puny outboard engines whirring like a couple of stick blenders, carrying a team of football players chanting ‘‘ there’s a mooring, there’s a mooring’’ , as...
by Tim | Oct 16, 2012 | Boat Builder, Boat Share, Eco, Houseboat, Solar Power, Solar Powered boat
SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER, 2012 A group of boating enthusiasts and small businesses who have a swag of innovations to make boating more sustainable will be putting their technologies and products on display at Australia’s first ever Eco Boat Show, at Pittwater’s Bayview...
by Tim | Sep 10, 2012 | Boat Share, Children on Boats, Eco, Eco Holiday, Houseboat, Naval Architect, Solar Power
I’m Tim Knox, Mothership Marine’s Founder. I am a family man with a passion for the water. Unfortunately this passion is not altogether shared by my family. Over the years I’ve tried to get more water time with my family. We’ve had some interesting trips e.g. a raft...
by Tim | Sep 6, 2012 | Beach House, Eco, Eco Holiday, Houseboat, Naval Architect, Solar Power
Comfort, style, efficiency, value for money, family friendly, eco friendly and heaps of fun were all words used in the brief to Naval Architect Andy Dovell. We were looking for a boat that would be a real alternative to a beach house and something that could be used...