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Looking for opinions on how best to set up a Blue Hole OCA and Mohawk Intrepid for solo paddling on a 10 day Rio Grande Trip.
Both my Wife and I do quite a bit of paddling in our solo canoes on class 2 rivers (for class 3 stuff we take our whitewater boats, a Blackfly Octane 91 and a Silverbirch Covert 9.3)
We've done a fair amout of one or two nights out of our MR Explorer and Blue Hole Prowler, but never anything as long or as gear laden as what we are planning.
The question I have is this: Where should we sit?
I know for day trips I prefer being nearer the center of the boat. Being loaded down more, should we sit in the stern position and load the boat for neutral trim or swap end for end, sit in the bow seat and paddle the boat "backward"??
Thanks in advance and I apologize if this has been covered. I tried searching but found mostly foundational information about foam knee pads etc, which I'm already familiar with using/setting up.
Both my Wife and I do quite a bit of paddling in our solo canoes on class 2 rivers (for class 3 stuff we take our whitewater boats, a Blackfly Octane 91 and a Silverbirch Covert 9.3)
We've done a fair amout of one or two nights out of our MR Explorer and Blue Hole Prowler, but never anything as long or as gear laden as what we are planning.
The question I have is this: Where should we sit?
I know for day trips I prefer being nearer the center of the boat. Being loaded down more, should we sit in the stern position and load the boat for neutral trim or swap end for end, sit in the bow seat and paddle the boat "backward"??
Thanks in advance and I apologize if this has been covered. I tried searching but found mostly foundational information about foam knee pads etc, which I'm already familiar with using/setting up.