I just finished glassing and detailing (rivets and panel lines) a pair of GP .60 floats, which are 42 inches long. My initial thoughts were to mount these floats on my .60 J3 Piper Cub. However, with the detail and scale appearance of these floats it almost seems sad to mount these floats on a plane that is not scale. Therefore, I have started building a Balsa USA 1/4 scale cub equipped with a Zenoah G26. However, using the 75% rule with the Balasa USA kit would imply the use of a 51" float. The float that Balsa USA suggests for its 1/4 scale cub has a 44" length. Any thoughts regarding the use of my 41" floats on the larger airplane? I believe the buoyancy of the float is ample for the size of the new plane; however, my apprehension is regarding the bobbing effect, particularly in rough water - any thoughts?


Jed