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BOAT TEST: LITHIUM BRAIDBAR With battery technology racing ahead, this 68-footer is fitted with the latest lithium package which may be the only batteries you ever buy, LIVEABOARD David Johns discovers the secret of an oil change and reaches for the bandages after tackling a hot engine.

Silence Is Golden

Solar power was the only option for liveaboard couple striving for complete sustainability.

3 mins

Powering To The Future

If we said the batteries on this Braidbar cost £15k (and that’s just for three) you’d probably think it’s a misprint, but it isn’t and there’s a good reason why so much has been spent on them.

9 mins

Fit To Travel?

With all the physical demands of narrowboat life, David Johns should be like an athlete but there’s the call of canalside cafés.

5 mins

Dam The Water...

With lowish levels being a concern this year on some canals the reservoirs have come under scrutiny – but it’s not just too little water the engineers worry about.

7 mins

Peak Forest And Ashton Canals

One end is in rural Derbyshire, the other in the heart of Manchester, but both canals form a vital link in the Cheshire Ring – and some attractive cruising, too.

8 mins

Testing The Waters

Thinking about taking your boat to France? It’s worthwhile exploring its waterways and lifestyle first – and a trip makes a great break.

7 mins

Putting Plans Into Practice...

There are some impressive plans for restoring the Derby Canal – including a remarkable boat lift – but the Canal Trust now believes it’s on the point of turning them into physical progress.

7 mins

Ducking And Diving

There’s more to the average duck than meets the eye, as Pip Webster reveals.

3 mins

Erewash Excursion

There’s more to the Erewash valley than the Erewash Canal: follow a circuit around the valley’s navigable and abandoned canals, through a green but formerly industrial landscape.

5 mins

Why the BSS?

Just because a boat was fine four years ago, that doesn’t unfortunately mean it’s still ‘safe’

5 mins

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