As someone who hasn't "been there, done that," I thank you for spelling out the different hazards of the river like that. If I do put my 14" runabout (15hp Evinrude) in the Ohio, I think I'll just go in at New Albany and go across to the island to fish from the bank. No barge traffic to worry about there, right? I always kinda thought mine wasn't really enough boat for the Ohio. So I'll just stick to exploring the Kentucky. Poor me