I've the Lil' Kahuna out of the water for the winter. The main reason was to save a little money on moorage costs, especially during the time I'm not going to be using it much. But, truthfully my real motivation for taking out of the water is because I don't have a reliable kicker motor anymore, so I couldn't take her out even if I wanted to. I've been pooring money in a damn used Mercury motor, which is really an OEM Tihatsu or something. Anyway no more... I need to invest in a newer more reliable model, like a Honda or Yamaha. Its too bad they stopped making 2-stroke motor. I've heard those things can take quite a beating and still tick. If the motor still worked I can't say that I would've taken her out. Winter sailing while cold, I found to be a lot quiter and more serene.