PSA: a seaplane is probably not a viable AWES can be seen as an antithesis of the initial topic Burt Rutan talking about designing his SkiGull seaplane. So it can be on-topic by the schema “thesis, antithesis”, building a still more fruitful brainstorming.
Moreover it contains informations about
that deserve to be supported if it is possible.
For both reasons PSA: a seaplane is probably not a viable AWES would again join advantageously the initial topic.