Shorefun’s advice is good. I’d get the Thule 135 cm wing bar or square bar and appropriate mounting feet for your car. That length is wider than the boat, leaving space to tie the sail and spars next to the boat. eBay is a good place to look forward the feet too. The bars would be long to ship, so finding them local would be best.
I have a Forester myself and have hauled my 14 ft tandem kayak up there. I bought some no name bars to use with the rails and it works great. I put a couple of carabiners in the tow hooks up front (under the bumper) and one near the muffler to use for tie downs. id skip renting anything for the one way and worry about long term when you get home.
I recently bought a small trailer from Northern Hydraulics to use for my Barnett Max 12 ft. Sailboat, tandem bike and the tandem kayak. It’s just a tad bit more money than the Harbor Freight one but comes in a nice glossy black….
I forget the brand of bars but I did buy off of Amazon, just not Thule or Yakima… my Forester already had the side rails, just no crossbars. So I use two ratching tie down straps in the middle section and then halyard line with carabiners to tie the front and rear. With a Sunfish, I’d transport it with the boat upside down. I buy $5.00 yoga ($1.00 store) mats that I keep rolled up to put under the splash guard.What no name bars did you buy? I need the bars and feet and straps?? What should I search for? Just wanna make sure I get everything I need.
Ha!Reading the Sunfish Bible for the first time, and it mentions sticking a sunfish in the back of a station wagon. Has anyone tried this?