DentonDoc wrote on Jul 9^th, 2019 at 9:20pm:

solotripper wrote on Jul 9th, 2019 at 12:30pm: Another item that I used last trip and won't go without is a 15 liter dry sack. About a $20 item. If you find your bow still isn't heavy enough, you fill the dry sack and lay in in the bow. Will make a world of difference. Just dump out and refill if you portage. If you get one of those with an air-bleed/purge valve, it serves as a handy spigot for camp water dispersement.  Been using one of those for that purpose for years.  If you hang it from a tree (I use a length of rope and a carabiner to make attachment/positioning easier), it also makes a reasonably good backwoods shower. dd

This is what I love about the QJ and these discussions that often get off track.
  I never thought of this but will the next time I buy a dry sack.

  I see the Spirit has a bucket seat option which makes my suggestion mute. If it has web seats, try it both ways with ballast in the bow to see which feels better to you.

I did that with the Souris River tandem. The first couple of trips I paddled from the stern. Hard to turn. Wanted to get closer to the center so I switched to bow seat.

Again it's a matter of what works for YOU.