Damage at the boat yard. I feel bad for this boat.

[rslifkin]

My yard defaults to backing sailboats in to the lift pit. Most boats have a better shot at fitting without dropping a stay that way. And if they need to drop one, it's the backstay, so no furler to mess with.

[Linesledaft]

Originally Posted by rslifkin

My yard defaults to backing sailboats in to the lift pit. Most boats have a better shot at fitting without dropping a stay that way. And if they need to drop one, it's the backstay, so no furler to mess with.

This is definitely normal.

[Ringmaster]

What did the installer think the stemhead fitting was for? This is the dumbest pic I have ever seen.

[gulfislandfred]

That furler isn't in sections. CDI is, indeed, flexible, one long plastic extrusion. On trailer boats, I have made a big coil of the CDI furler, with the sail on, for winter storage. It straightens out when the forestay is tensioned. Sometimes there's a bit of a curve for a day or two, and the backstay has to be adjusted as the plastic foil straightens out.



Whatever happened to the foredeck, the furler might just be loose, and look bent, because it's not stretched out, and it is... flexible.

This may be a situation where the obvious explanation isn't the whole story.

[XtaSea]

I'd inform the front office manager and ask them to relay the concern to the owner. It is a safety issue.