I paddle my 12 ft solo canoe with a double blade paddle, but I sit on the
floor like a kayak and the stroke routine is comfortable.
I tried the same paddle in a Coleman brand fiberglass canoe and was more
comfortable with the single blade paddle in that boat.

$.02

Bill

"Bubba" wrote in message
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All of my paddling experience has been with single paddles in a tandem
canoe. In a few weeks I'll be spending quite a lot of time in a solo
canoe (a Prism) in touring mode. Is there any advantage in using a double
paddle? Disadvantage?