Peter: I haven't seen one of these for sale anywhere in the last seven years.

Regarding the wing floats: You must have a plywood piece inside the plastic to anchor the floats. And, the plans don't mention this, but you will want to seal the float "strut" at the top so water spray does not fill the float. This is learned through experience.

But, I have a suggestion for you. Peruse what I posted on RC Canada this morning and the single reply:

http://www.rccanada.ca/bb/viewtopic.php?p=254980#254980

I think you might avoid trouble if you discard his wing floats in favor of a float which does not ride in the water but above it, and hits the water only if a wing dips.

A lot of the water spray I experience comes from the wing floats.

Absent some other suggestion, I intend to 1) remove his floats and see if the plane still rides above the "water line" molded into the fuselage, and if so, 2) create new wing floats placed closer to the tips and which do not ride in the water.

If I was building anew, I would extend the nose an inch or two and extend the curved bottom upward to enhance getting on the step. I would also build the spray rails as suggested above. Good luck determining the cut of the metal to follow the curve and still project at a 45 degree angle outward. (I learned this through experience.)

Oh, I highly recommend a simple aluminum piece in the rudder for a water rudder.

I had some issue with the skimpy plans and the angle on the stabilizer. The formed plastic saddle was vague as to the location of the stabilizer. Following advice from others in this forum, I raised the trailing edge of the stabilizer and carefully made sure I had the incidence shown on the plans.

I also checked the balance and found I was a bit nose heavy. I moved the battery back so that might help this create break bonds with the water.

It looks great in the air. It is not a floater, though it is gentle.