School of hard knocks

[rwidman]

In skinny water I have learnt not to move over when restricted by draft. We draw 5'7" on a good day and have had ski boats yell at me in narrow areas because I have not moved over far enough for them as far as they were concerned when in reality I was already over as far as possible......

Many of these folks don't understand how deep the water must be for your boat. Just like they don't understand that your anchor may be a hundred feet off your bow with the rode at an angle and near the surface.

There's nothing you can do to educate them all you just have to deal with their ignorance.