Mooney Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Crew Commercial
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20; Flight Crew Total 5500; Flight Crew Type 5200
Situational Awareness; Communication Breakdown
ATC Issue All Types; Conflict Airborne Conflict; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Airspace Structure; Procedure; Environment - Non Weather Related
ATC advised me of traffic; a Beaver; and asked me to make a wide approach since it was on floats. That made me pass to the left. The Beaver was surprised when he saw me; but I had him in visual contact the entire time. He complained on Tower frequency and was told to be quiet by ATC.  Both flights continued without any consequences.ATC should have told the Beaver that I was passing left and had him in sight.
A loss of separation between two VFR aircraft; one on floats; in the vicinity of the RNT airport traffic pattern resulted in some verbal sparring on the Tower frequency; promptly snuffed by the Controller.