It is impossible not to be impressed by the quality of the workmanship and fastidious attention to detail on Huff 'n' Puff. It is a masterpiece. And even after a year of being lived on, it looks as good as new. It's easy to imagine that without the Finch's determination to hold the art deco theme and to keep everything spotlessly clean that it could have all too easily have become cluttered and messy in time.

	The more traditionally minded may not altogether approve of such a high-style approach to narrowboat design but Huff 'n' Puff was a cone off for owners with a clear vision of what they wanted and Fernwood Craft certainly have created the nearest thing to an ocean liner for the canals.