A sailor at our marina, who said he was a former tug boat operator, suggested that I take our sailboat (30 foot, 6 foot draft) through False Narrows when the slack at Dodds Narrows didn't correspond to our preferred travel time. He said there is a path one can take, lined up with the range markers, that is safe.
Fortunately, I checked our
charts and decided "no way" would I risk that. I couldn't believe that he had suggested that I try, when I saw the actual depth (or lack thereof).
While local knowledge is sometimes helpful, I've learned to check everything myself first.
Frank.