I've had my Bell Northwind for several years now and really like it.  It is ideal for me and another paddler, and I have used it with my two teen aged boys and myself too.  It is a little tight with three.  ;D
In September I'm thinking of doing a solo trip.  On my past solo excursions I rented a Prism.  Another great boat.  :)
But I'm thinking of using the Northwind solo after having used it solo on a river trip last year.  On that trip I pulled the portage yoke and plopped in my Crazy Creek camp chair midships.  I sat a little to low for really efficient paddling, but I was just going with the flow downstream so it wasn't a big deal.  Control of the boat, trim, and tracking seemed good though.  [smiley=thumbup.gif]
I need the portage yoke so my thought is to remove both seat stations and the rear thwart and then locate the front of one of the seat mounts where the thwart bolt hole is.  The front seat seems like it would fit the width at that point in the boat.
It would be a very big solo canoe and would ride high on the water with the moderate load it would be carrying.  Winds would be a likely problem, but be heading for Stewart River/Stewart Lake/Dahlgren River/Agnes/Oyster/Green/Gebeonequet.  No really big lakes.
Thoughts?  Would relocating a seat promote damage/cracking to the hull?  :-?
HJ