Jim,

Yeah, I checked, and these floats have no reinforcement whatsoever on the inside. Pretty crummy design, but live and learn. In any event, I happened to test everything out today. Good news is, that the plane easily gets on step, flys off the water, and flys great in the air. Unfortunately, I haven't reinforced the plastic floats yet, so after 3 successful flights the holes were reamed out, and they were barely holding on, and my water rudder needs more work. But the thing flew, and with a little work I'll get her back in the air better than ever.