Railtramp wrote:

Now originally, I used to use two belly tie downs.. The one in front
attached to the left side of the front thwart, went over the top of
the canoe and mated with the buckle on the right side of the vehicle.
The back tie down attached to the right side of the rear thwart, went
over the top of the canoe and mated with a buckle on the rear left
side. Once attached, they were then secured in turn.

If I understand this correctly, you are not only holding the canoe down with the
straps over the belly, but wrapping the strap around the thwarts as well. This
is not a bad idea, as it allows the canoe to have at least some redundant hold
if the strap loosens.

That method seemed like too much work, so I just switched to lefft
side front and reat over the top secured to the right side. A bow and
stern line and she is ready to go.

Bow and stern lines return to a level of redundancy that exceeds your previous
method. Good plan. I'll never understand why people think zero redundancy is a
good idea.

Mike