The Pink Eco Narrowboat Journey
elektra has been my home since October 2nd 2021. It's a modern 62 foot electric narrowboat and I love living on board. I sold my house, car, motorbike and almost everything else over a two year period ready for my adventure. I'm a "continuous cruiser" which means I don't have a home mooring but prefer to explore our 2,000 miles of canal on an ongoing basis, summer and winter.
I'm currently on a different adventure, walking from Land's End to John o'Groats AND BACK! I'm aiming to raise £70,000 for Hope and Homes for Children.
Follow my progress: https://share.garmin.com/Elektra
YouTube (daily videos): https://www.youtube.com/@PinkHatMan
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pinknarrowboat/
Routes (downloadable GPX): https://www.pink-narrowboat.com/lejog.html#route
Kit list: https://www.pink-narrowboat.com/lejog.html#kit
My lovely modern narrowboat was built by Chris Smith and the guys at Smithwood and I set off onto the network on January 20th 2022. I'm really loving the boat (Smithwood did a great job on it) and enjoying exploring the canal system.
In the words of David Bowie, "I don't know where I'm going from here, but I promise it won't be boring".
To share the journey so far, go to YouTube and view my channel "@PinkHatMan". Most of the time the Webcam should be live (broadband signal permitting). ![]()
Donate to my big fundraising walk for Hope and Homes for Children in 2025
and see more details about the walk here
Boat features
- Electric Drive
- 12Kw generator
- 38.4Kwh (800ah) Lithium battery bank
- On-board office
- Cameras front and rear
- Privacy Windows (Double Glazed)
- Composting toilet
- Water filtration system
- Underfloor Heating
- 12 solar panels (1.5Kw)
- Surround sound TV
- Washer/Drier + Fridge + Freezer
- Colourful kitchen with in-cupboard lighting
- Bow & Stern Thrusters with joystick control
- Fast dual sim 4G broadband
- Gigabit cat 6 ethernet


