rt mick thill doesnt make thill floats for lindy anymore, he makes custom floats that are far above anything else. you can email him and maybe talk him into letting you feild test some of your ideas. he is a great guy and we should support him in his quest to make quality floats. he seperated from lindy a couple of years ago because they were not producing quality floats anymore and didnt want his name on them. i dont know his email or web site so just search mick thill.