About a year ago good fortune befell me in finding a 25 year old tandem canoe that needed restoration. There are some older threads I posted about that restoration.
The Otter is a 15 foot tandem and my favorite length for a solo tripping boat. So I've outfitted the tandem canoe by adding web tie off loops, d-rings, and a mini-cell wedge to tightly hold a blue barrel against the center thwart.
Both the drings and blue barrel wedge are positioned such that they don't hinder paddling the canoe either tandem or solo.

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The lines allow for duffels with carabiners on each end to be quickly clipped to the boat, and will stay high in the hull if the canoe is upside down, not that that would ever happen. The outfitting shown is for solo tripping, if using it as a tandem the lines connecting the drings would be removed to eliminate foot entrapment. The drings located closer to center are positioned perfectly for clipping in a bag ahead of the stern paddler and allows for any kneeling or foot moves that would be needed.

Duffel

Blue Barrel


The Otter is a 15 foot tandem and my favorite length for a solo tripping boat. So I've outfitted the tandem canoe by adding web tie off loops, d-rings, and a mini-cell wedge to tightly hold a blue barrel against the center thwart.
Both the drings and blue barrel wedge are positioned such that they don't hinder paddling the canoe either tandem or solo.

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
The lines allow for duffels with carabiners on each end to be quickly clipped to the boat, and will stay high in the hull if the canoe is upside down, not that that would ever happen. The outfitting shown is for solo tripping, if using it as a tandem the lines connecting the drings would be removed to eliminate foot entrapment. The drings located closer to center are positioned perfectly for clipping in a bag ahead of the stern paddler and allows for any kneeling or foot moves that would be needed.

Duffel

Blue Barrel

