RE: First float plane
You already have the Toledo Special, so why not put floats on it. You could set it up to switch back and forth between floats and wheels fairly easy. Taking off from water you don't have to worry about cross wind, just point into the wind, get on step and get up to flying speed and lift off just like on a hard surface. landings are just as easy, come in like normal and just let er settle in, your whole body of water can be a runway.