Sunbeam Electric Narrowboat Show and Tell
Sunbeam: Bob & Karen’s Bespoke 61ft Electric Narrowboat Sets Sail for Retirement Adventures Introduction: Meet Bob and Karen, the proud new owners of “Sunbeam,” a stunning 61ft semi-cruiser narrowboat meticulously crafted by Mothership Marine. This vessel isn’t just a boat; it’s the key to their retirement dream – exploring the UK’s beautiful inland waterways at […]
HDPE Narrowboat
HDPE Experiment Mothership Marine does 2 things – 1) Builds beautiful solar Electric Narrowboats using reclaimed timber which gives a upmarket country cottage aesthetic. 2) Builds and sells full electrical systems for other parties to install. Items include Hight Torque electric motor, solar, generator, batteries, Victron equipment etc. We can also help with the installation. […]
Narrowboat Electric Motor Powers Against the Current
Small window of opportunity for Miss Amelia The backstory – Steve, the banjo player, set off on his lovely boat Miss Amelia to his home mooring a little over a month ago, full of optimism. Then, the heavens opened and the normally very navigable River Nene turned into a torrent of brown angry water, very […]
Sustainable Boating Award 2024
It’s great to be recognised by the IWA and Towpath Talk Drum roll. We’ve won a big award. Now you would expect me say that this wouldn’t be possible without the help of such a great team and I do this with bells on. We do have a brilliant team so thank you Glenn, Colin, […]
Solar Electric Houseboat Stands the Test of Time
Back in 2013 Mothership Marine started building a new kind of boat. After a year in build on the 4th July 2014 Mothership Marine launched its first solar electric boat. This project was perhaps very much before its time. Apart from a beautifully finished interior crafted by Kanga, Shaun and the team it had, with […]
Solar Recharge for the Whole Family
Shine is a Mothership Last Sunday my family descended on Oundle to see what I’ve been up to for the last 10 years. I think they had a nice time! My journey into solar electric boats started in Australia with the solar electric Houseboat which actually was a Mothership https://mothershipmarine.com/innovation/house-boat/. This is where our name […]
Diesel to Electric Conversion
Converting Miss Amelia Over the past few weeks we have been converting a 50’ 25 year old narrowboat from diesel to electric. The boat is call Miss Amelia and is owned by Steve. He’s a retired teacher in his mid sixties enjoying a new career as a folk musician. He has a permanent mooring in […]
Not possible they said!
Narrowboat Solmate takes green boating to heart by Iain Sommerville We started this journey with no intention of trying to reach Bristol on solar power alone, however, a break in the traditional British summer giving us some sun and the pace enforced by the Kennet & Avon canal (K&A) meant that it just happened with […]
Electric Motor Swop – Customer Review
by Steve Mullins, Owner of Slapdash Lilly My three key requirements for Slapdash Lilly, a 57’ Semi Trad narrowboat were as follows: 1. To be able to cruise silently at normal canal speeds (4-6 km/h)2. To be able to cruise efficiently at normal canal speeds (1-1.5kW)3. To have sufficient power to be able to handle tidal […]
Vetus vs Mothership (electric motor test)
Getting the right Electric Motor and Prop for your narrowboat Nowadays there are many electric motor systems on the market for narrowboats. Back in 2016 however, the choice was limited so Mothership Marine started designing their own. On the face of it it’s not hard. You need a Motor, a motor controller, a power source, […]
