... has a nice jaunty design compared to some "boxier" ones. A little sheer, nice roofline, etc. The one thing that strikes me as odd is that it seems "backwards." By that I mean that usually, with houseboats/river shanties, the section with the higher roof and brow is the forward part of the boat, where you would have the steering station. It seems odd to me to have that aft on this type of boat.

I'm not an expert though, so there may be a good reason I haven't thought of or don't know about (in fact that's quite likely!). I do really like the boat (and his designs in general).