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Sat Oct 18, 2025 12:05 pm

Name these floats

Can anyone tell me what kind of floats these are? There is no placard. They are on a Bush Cadd
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y r-120 which has a max gross of 1700 lbs
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Sat Oct 18, 2025 12:08 pm

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Sat Oct 18, 2025 12:49 pm

Re: Name these floats

Montana or Murphy maybe
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Sat Oct 18, 2025 3:10 pm

Re: Name these floats

They look like Baumanns, but who knows? Don't look like any Montana floats I've seen, but I haven't seen many, so..... Nice looking floats in any case.
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Sat Oct 18, 2025 3:28 pm

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I'll retract my Montana pontification, a quick look on their website doesn't support my suggestion. #-o The Montana floats in that displacement size appear to all be round tops. :roll:
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Sat Oct 18, 2025 4:59 pm

Re: Name these floats

Consulted with my friend Levi from PK. He thought maybe Baumann 1500.
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Sat Oct 18, 2025 5:37 pm

Re: Name these floats

Aqua's possibly? I remember looking at them several decades ago and they were flat sided similar to those in the picture.

Definitely not Murphy Floats as I have some and they are more rounded.
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Sun Oct 19, 2025 6:51 pm

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They certainly look similar to my Baumann 2100s
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Mon Oct 20, 2025 8:31 am

Re: Name these floats

They look similar to Baumann's but not quite to me. The locker door, pump out tube placement, shape of the nose and cleats are all different than the Baumann 1500s I've seen.
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