Our lake turns solid every winter, even if only for a few days. Last year ice was on until mid-april, nearly delaying marina dock installation (yep they pull the docks out like carpet)...
I have approximately 9 days left. I JUST purchased this boat too, and lost probably 1.5 months between boats. My fault, I trusted boat sellers to be honest about their boats, my initial thought was I'd actually own 2 boats for a while there... that didn't happen.