~~ HHMM ??? Where to start? A long long time ago, ok.. just messing here... A few years ago I didn't cover my 17 in time before winter came. Thought I'd be able to get my butt out there and get the snow off of it. One time it snowed for 3-4 days straight and I couldn't see the boat anymore. I said screw it.Come spring time, both rear rollers dissapeared into the hulls. Yep, you guessed it fiberglass time. The following years I built an "A" frame to put my cats under. (I covered them first) My seat sockets always had a slow leak in them so antifreeze won't help you, put duct tape over them to keep snow/water out. I put a bead of silicone around them after I put the seat in for the summer...I'am not sure how to put picts up here but ya can send me a PM or popeyez7@aol.com for picts.~~