Steve 2deg positive float dacaledge is an absolute minimum and your suspicions were correct. 0 deg and even worse a minus figure is the reason so many folks can,t get off the water. In my opinion four degrees is better. Make some simple spacers to put under the front mount for adjusting at the lake. I always carry spacers and usually end up giving them away to folks who can,t get off the water.


To visualize why 0 deg won.t work just set the airplane sideways on a table in front of you and block it so the top of the floats are level. now just let it rock back on the step untill the float heels hit the table. This is the maximum angle the aircraft can assume on the water. Look at the wing, is this a sufficient angle to lift the aircraft off? On top of that those float heels contacting the water is like putting the brakes on.

John