I have a KMP Beaver setup on Sea Commander Floats. Unfortunately, I did not build it.

Upon further review of what I've purchased, I have noticed that the builder installed the floats with the step over 3 inches behind the CG.

The floats still extend 5 to 6 inches in front of the propeller, but I'm very concerned about what is going to happen with the step that far back.

I imagine that the airplane is going to want to nose over in the water when the floats dig in, but I just don't know.

I've never tried to fly one with this setup and, of course, I don't want to damage the airplane.

The other problem is that it would be a major amount of work to get the floats moved forward, so I'm trying to avoid that if at all possible.

So, please let me know about your experiences with this sort of a setup...