Updating Heath Wood Floats

[Mike von S.]

Investigating the topic of floats for a light homebuilt. I am inclined to go with wood floats, generally following the 1931 Flying and Glider Manual article "The Heath Seaplane Parasol and its Pontoons", as these seem relatively simple to fabricate.
My question: Instead of 1/8" marine ply skins, with the pontoons entirely wrapped in fabric and "doped", wouldn't thinner ply, a light glass weave, and epoxy be the way to go today?

 

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