We have a seaplane school here in Palm Coast. They fly outta Gore lake, near the airport. Wanna splash in some afternoon...give me a call...I'll buy ya lunch at Highjackers, there at the airport. There is a guy flying an old "Seabee" pusher type flying boat around the area. Like you guys, we have an abundance of places that will accomodate small floaters. The school uses an old J3 Cub on EDO floats....you're a long time on that step, in a J3. I've had a VFR since the late seventies...even have maybe 100 hours in the rear hole of an old taildragger Stearman (first thing I ever flew...granpop said if you could fly a taildragger, you could pretty much fly anything) Never been in a float/seaplane. Your neighbor, Kermit Weeks, has a hell of a seaplane....that giant, fiberglass, WW2 British monster. Enjoy pal...drop in for lunch.