Possible Clues:

• Out of debt; at sea
• Change in store, initially, at sea
• Out of debt, having a little money in store, initially
• Nothing in an apartment still on the bottom
• G's neighbour secures nothing in business
• Borne on the water
• Displaying buoyancy
• On board at sea, on ship
• Like ice cubes in water
• Manful to want to make regular sacrifices to get out of debt