Ten years ago Gordie bought Not Guilty, a Ross 40 that had been moored against the wall in Clyde Quay Boat Harbour for several years. The water inside was well over the floorboards, and the whole interior was black with mold. The hull was sound, and Gordie set about waterproofing the topsides by replacing sections of deck and redoing the hull the hull-to-deck join. All topsides were re-glassed. A couple of years after that she came out of the water onto the hard at Evans Bay, so that Gordie could scrape, sand, and recoat the entire boat. She had 2…