I enjoy outfitting my canoe. So I thought I'd share.

1st is just contact cementing in some closed cell foam for your seat. You can use a small propane torch to add a finished edge to where it's been cut to shape. Of course be careful about the cement fumes and flames, and practice on some of the pieces you cut off first, it melts fast.

In the pic you can see how the edge might turn out. Plus it shows some broom handle clips I added under my seat to hold my paddles while I portage.

Next pic is my bowline. I used an old broken graphite ski pole and epoxied it into my bow above the floatbox. Lower would have been better but I didn't want to mess with the integrity of the floatbox. Some graphite powder colored the epoxy black and some silica powder stiffen the mix to stay without running.

While the endcap is off slip in a lenght of velco to hold our line. Leave the soft fuzzy side so it will be against the rope, otherwise the hook side will snag the rope as it's pulled out.

Yes I have a QJ sticker, just isn't on yet.

Close up of a broom handle clip and fishing rod. I add a velcro strap cause the rods can drop out if I'm not so gentle setting my boat down.

Finally it's just a GPS, rod holder, and map case. The rope through the rod holder is to keep it from getting lost while the boats upside down on a carry. Good spot for a carabiner to hold a nalagene bottle. Map case can be flipped to view back side as I travel.

I attach my tackle to my footbrace with my lip gripper, hemostats, etc.

You can glue in D-rings too. Hope you guys enjoy and share your ideas too. I'd like to see them. I don't claim any original ideas, but thought it would be a fun post.

You can see I had knee pads, but removed them. Foot entrapment trouble, too tight for safety. Now I cross one leg under the other, wedge both knees under my gunnels, while one foot extends to touch the footbrace. Feels pretty solid that way.