Tim,
In browsing over my Usenet groups...I'm skimming over this one...your
canoe is a Solo Plus? or have I missed it somewhere... cause it
sounds like you're thinking about putting a LOT of people(Too Many!) in
a canoe....and remain stable...!, especially for your first canoe. I
don't know how long you've been paddling, but...overload a canoe and
you're asking for a potentially exciting(of the wrong kind) voyage...

Steve