I completed my ASES last year at Jack Brown's. I've decided to purchase a second airplane to be kept permanently on floats. My choice right now is a J3 Cub on Aqua or Edo floats with at least a C85 engine. Electric starter would be nice too versus my portable "Armstrong" starter. I have access to Lake Palestine in east Texas for using the airplane recreationally.
My question revolves around the Ercoupe on floats. I know that at least one existed as depicted in the marketing literature and some articles from the 40's or 50's. There is of course the photo over NYC and then I remember another with one at a dock. My understanding from past posts on the list, the float equipped Ercoupe never made it. I believe it crashed. Does anyone have any history on the situation and any other information about subsequent success stories about the Ercoupe on floats. Bottom line, I will be very happy with a J3, but an Ercoupe configured for straight float operation would be unique. Thanks, John
