Inside Electric Narrowboat The Speedy Whippet II

Recorded Live on Facebook watch our inside tour of our latest bespoke built narrowboat The Speedy Whippet II. This canal boat is 68.5 ft long and has an hybrid propulsion system allowing it to cruise on both electric motor or diesel engine.
The Speedy Whippet II is fitted out is lots of solid Ash and Oak. She has two bedrooms, walkthrough bathroom, large saloon with diesel stove, 6 seater pullman dinette, huge galley with quartz worktops, wine cellars in the floor, washer/dryer, and integrated fridge and freezer.

There is no gas on board so both the Miele Oven and induction hob are electric. She has a 775Ah at 48v providing all day cruising on electric. On the roof there are 8 200w, 1.6kw worth of solar panels.

The boat has a large bow thruster which can be operated via a remote control as can the propeller (Forward and astern).

All the steel work has been shot blasted prior to being painted with 2 pack epoxy paintwork and hull blacking. Copper Coat paint has been applied to the steel work below the waterline.

All the windows/ portholes are double glazed and she is centrally heated to stainless steel radiators.

Visit our website for more details on our bespoke canal boat building, as well as our fleet of luxury narrowboats that are for hire. www.aquanarrowboats.co.uk
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