This is how we came upon our Grampian 23. She was down at the head, full of water, cockpit full of decaying leaves. Inside the cabin was covered in mildew and just generally a dank, smelly mess. Those red ribbons hanging from the shrouds are not to add colour to the boat, they are there to signal the Corps of Engineers to impound the boat at the end of thirty days. By the way, that's this day!