Maiden voyage of my Electric Narrowboat, EVee

[@user-xw6wj2qh5n]

Congratulations on a successful maiden voyage. I imagine you must be grinning from ear to ear now. I know I would be.

[@arrowflyer5544]

What a great culmination of all your work. Congratulations on your maiden voyage.

[@BuildingEVee]

Thank-you. Unfortunately I'm still seeing a fair about if work ahead - but being far enough along to be able to live out and about again is huge - I'm very happy/pleased 😃

[@stopmotionstudents3035]

Fantastic! Great to see the first run🙂

[@BuildingEVee]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@clivekibbler4578]

great to see you out and about

[@BuildingEVee]

It's great to be out of the marina... Nice bunch of people, but I'll take being "out" every time 😊

[@jimmineweaser3300]

Whisper quiet. I hope you enjoy it Jeremy. Well done.

[@BuildingEVee]

Yup, it's very different... Even with the genny running it's amazing 😁

[@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204]

great vlog crannking it on the cut thanks lee

[@BuildingEVee]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@flibbertigibbet6324]

In a future cruise with a GPS speed app on your phone would give some idea of speed and just as interesting, your kWh per mile. From the video footage I guess you were doing 3 mph when you mentioned 3 kW, that would be a very decent result. I would be very interested in a technology wrap-up episode when the fitout series ends if you had the time, though I would understand if you decide to sail off into the Cambridgeshire sunset with no more YouTubing. What you have posted so far will be a tremendous resource for future narrowboat fitouts.

[@BuildingEVee]

I'm not set on whether I'll do more cruising videos... Naturally the audience for them would be different so it feels like I'd be polluting your feed if you're here for the build... I really struggled to know what speed I was doing, especially against the flow of the rivers. (I 'gunned it' up the tidal section as I figured best spend as little time out there as I could). The app/GPS trace is a good idea - have you used anything similar - or have an example of someone else doing that?

[@lesleym6952]

What a lovely trip out - so relaxing and beautiful scenery ☺️. Once you have finished the fit out, are you planning to continuous cruise or have a home mooring?

[@BuildingEVee]

I'm definitely a continuous cruiser... For me boats move, and those things which seem like hassles of moving have become things I like and miss when staying put in one place. I was stopped by a flood my first winter, and later by COVID restrictions, but other than those I've cc'd through the winter too 😎

[@lesleym6952]

@@BuildingEVee exactly! Wishing you lots of happy cruising 🥰

[@davidrussell7837]

Well done 👍, great to see EVee out on the water. Sorry to bring up a negative but what were the noises around the 48min mark ??

[@BuildingEVee]

I'm impressed you got to 48mins - so you definitely deserve an answer! (I don't see an enquiry as a negative at all) That's the prop shaft noise that only happens in a small rev-range. It sounded like something wanting to wear-in , the prop shaft seal being a bit tight or some such... And having spoken to the builders that's pretty much in line with their thoughts... Apparently it seems to happen more often to boats that start life not moving much (EVee essentially didn't move at all for a year) somtimes getting a buildup on the prop shaft We expect it to disappear as I move more, or at worst will get dealt with when she's blacked.

[@davidrussell7837]

@@BuildingEVeeAah , interesting, I will probably be facing the same then as my boat is still in the shed after 20 months 🙄😂😂 Could you do a vlog on a cruise with time and battery usage sometime please? And I always watch all the video ( albeit @ 2x speed!! 😂😂)( sorry 😐).

[@BuildingEVee]

@@davidrussell7837 from my understanding, if it's not in the water I imagine you'll be fine.

[@lorencolt]

Almost sounds like a vibration or a prop out of balance causing the high pitch harmonics on a hatch cover to vibrate. Some thing is not right. Can you feel it in the tiller, or through the deck?

[@BuildingEVee]

No vibrations or anything. Only happens in a small rev range. It sounded like something wanting to wear-in , the prop shaft seal being a bit tight or some such... And having spoken to the builders that's pretty much in line with their thoughts... Apparently it seems to happen more often to boats that start life not move-in much (EVee essentially didn't move at all for a year), some buildup on the prop shaft We expect it to disappear as I move more, at worst I'll get it cleaned off when blacking.