I may be doing this in the near future. Anyone have any thoughts on the best / cheapest way to tow or somehow transport either a H17 or TheMightyHobie18 from Toronto to Montreal Canada?

Unfortunately I cannot tow it, as when I will be there i cannot rent a car with a tow hitch.

Appreciate any ideas!

Cheers Alan

Well, you could wait till the first heavy snows arrive, then use a dog team to pull it. I would imagine those bananna shapes hulls would do real well in snow.

Does anyone know if there are companies that rent small trucks say a 1/2 ton pickup with a tow hook in Toronto?

Have you thought of borrowing a friend or co-workers SUV or truck? Anything with a hitch will pull a catamaran. Many people even pull them with a 4 cylinder rice burner. They only weigh something like 500 to 800 lbs with trailer. By looking on a map, the drive looks to be less than a 12 hour round trip.
Jack

Unfortunately I do not live in that area. It's about a 26 hour drive to Toronto for me. The first 8 hours are over a dirt road.

(Toronto to Montreal is about a six hour drive)

I gotta ask... What is a four cylinder rice burner... would that be a Japanese car? Ahso!

In the US, Budget rents Ford Ranger pick-ups with trailer hitches as does U-Haul (maybe?).

I rented a Ford Ranger from Budget to tow a Prindle 18 from Georgia to VA. I had to sign something that said I wouldn't tow anything, but the truck had a bumper that was rated for towing and all I had to do was install my ball. It was wired for a trailer (w/standard 4 pin connector), too, so it was a pretty easy connect and trip. It was a 6 cylinder and had no problem towing a big boat.