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Electric boats on the waterways of England
equipped by The Solar Boat Co 2003-2011.

Naiad
60' BCN narrowboat. A high specification solar narrowboat with a 90 year old iron hull.
Feathered
60' new narrowboat with accommodation in trad-butty style. Propulsion parts supplied by The Solar Boat Company.
Ross Barlow
Birmingham University's Hydrogen powered electric narrowboat.
Muse
Hugh Swann's first Solar powered narrowboat project, converted from diesel power in 2002 and solar panels added in 2003.
Tomo
40' narrowboat. The diesel engine replaced with the Solar Narrowboat kit.
Rooster
70' BCN renovated butty with Lynch motor neatly built into the rudder.
Scales
Full size Woolwich butty. 21st century cargo carrying and eco-home.
Apsara
18m new narrowboat, an efficient solar-electric cruising home.
Maid of Rutland
30' electric trip boat. Eleventh vessel turned on by The Solar Boat Co.
Wigginholt
The Wey and Arun's electric barge has electric propulsion equipment supplied and fitted by The Solar Boat Company. The 60-seater trip boat entered service in April 2009. Wiggonholt is 60' long and 10' wide, the dimensions of the locks on this canal. It has two electric motors with a traction battery. An overnight charge is sufficient for a day's silent cruising. The boat has been designed to allow the installation of solar panels in the future, to improve the speed and range and reduce the need for shore power. Thousands of passengers have been delighted by the silent electric boat trips.
Beauchamp The Floating Classroom
Built in 2001 as British Waterways' state-of-the-art electric barge. Beauchamp is the largest battery powered boat on Britain's canals at 55 Tons, 73' x 15'. The Solar Boat Company carried out a major refit of the electrical power system in 2009, which included a 16kW battery charger, 8kW inverter, two Lynch motors and 3 Tons of batteries beneath the floor. It is based at Little Venice in London and is available for hire, with discounts to community or educational groups.
Unity
20m x 3.6m replica K&A Barge built by RLL, Bristol.
Solaris
60' x 13' steel river cruiser built by RLL Boats with novel twin hull.
Bauhaus
A purpose-built solar cruising houseboat on the Regents canal.
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Constance
A beautiful vintage launch. 8 knots cruising speed after performance tuning by The Solar Boat Company.
Tootsie
Solar tender and river ferry, Plywood hull and converted outboard motor with Solar Panels on the wheelhouse roof.
Ra
16' Flying carpet style multihull
Yppahemoh
Solar Electric narrowboat and floating home.
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