Jim, the "Skeeter" as I call it is still alive and well, it was the belle of the ball last weekend at a float fly on lake Murray near Columbia, SC. 36" span, OS .32 on a pipe for power, and it's a handfull, but yes fast a manuuuuverable. I've had a few canards but never on floats, the only canard I have now in my hanger is a lead sled slope glider. While it would be interesting to have a canard on floats the only reason would be for a very stable slow fly design, it would be cool to try it though. I've tried most everything else, floats of different configs, boat hulled planes, helos, on floats, hovercraft. My fave is still my Quaker on floats. The Northstar is high on the fave list too. The good thing is they're good in the snow too! My first float plane was an old Rebel Bipe from Lanier in 1976, that was a handfull too... I've got a Tower Hobbies trainer with four OS .25's that'll be on floats next summer...