A friend gave me a used Snark last year,
and I have been hauling it around on my wife's minivan,
using the factory-installed rack.
Now I would like to carry it on my 1999 Ford Contour.

Yakima makes a nice modular rack system that mounts on the Contour.
I am looking for advice on the best sort of brackets to
hold the Snark steady on the rack.

Castlecraft recommends cartopping the Snark upside-down,
so I am considering using either the Yakima Gunwale Brackets
(which come with straps) or the Yakima Loadstops
(which use separate straps). Yakima says either one would
probably work, but does not have a specific recommendation
for the Snark.

Does anyone have any experience with either of these,
or any of the other options (e.g. Yakima Hully Rollers)?

Of course, I would also use bow and stern tie-down straps.

Thanks,
Mike Ciaraldi
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