solotripper wrote on Apr 21^st, 2010 at 7:29pm:

Before I went to all that effort, I'd just paddle it backward from the front seat ;)

Yep.  Symmetrical canoe, the 'bow' is the end that hits the shore 16' before the 'stern' does.  

Maybe just move the bow set back a foot or so.  That puts your solo weight more midship with the added bonus of more bow legroom when paddled tandem.  Trim can be adjusted more easily, just shove your heavy stuff in the other end.

There's some differential rocker & sheer bow to stern, but not a worry unless you have the cash for dedicated solo.  If you have that cash, you should buy a royalex Argosy.