They were ice sailing at the club where we keep the boat. So no, no winter sailing for us, unless its in Florida where the boat is currently! That makes it difficult to fix the small list of issues, but most are fiberglass and require a bit of time to fix.
We did damage yet another 5" porthole. Fortunately, Jeff and Brooks have the ultimate solution for the Infusion:
http://www.beckson.com/twistdp.html In my experience, the main issue with the durability of the Viking Marine ports is that they are not bedded properly and have been bolted down to a slightly curved surface. This messes with the fine threads and makes them prone to cross threading... and then your crew starts banging on it until they break the thread ring out of it. This was the case with my infusion.
Also make SURE you are reading the size of the port with the lettering embossed under the lid. a 5" port is the hole size...not the outer diameter of the entire assembly. Might save someone from ordering the wrong ones! (been there, done that)
