Depends on where your boat is. We've kept our boat in during Irene and Sandy and survived while almost everyone we know who hauled had damage of some sort or complete loss. During Sandy our floating dock came within inches of floating off the pilings it was on with the tidal surge which would have been a complete disaster but it didn't thank God. If you have a trailer and can trailer your boat away from the shore area it might not be a bad alternative but my experience over the years is on average more boats seem to get damaged who haul out as opposed to boats who stay in and weather the storm with additional lines and bumpers. Removing your canvas if you have one to give the wind less to catch is also a good idea. In making your decision, you should factor in how protected or not your marina is. The marina we're in is protected from a strong NE unlike some other marinas. If I was going to haul, I'd haul as far as possible and outside of any potential tidal surge as it's the surge in more cases than not which causes damage rather than the wind.