Seldon in mast furling - backwards ?

[spadaforaj]

Hi - have had trouble on the 2004 Hunter 41 mainsail furling for a while - just had a new sail made, not really much better. Two years ago we had the mast pulled and a new halyard swivel installed, didn’t help much either. Embarrassed to say I personally had not put the sail on or off since then - but with the new sail came across this (picture). Seems like the hook for the sail was installed upside down and someone put in a pad eye on the foil to shackle the sail to as a fix. Is it possible in any way this is contributing the to difficulties, including uneven and difficult furling ? Certaly you can’t really use the hook easily - the sail falls off unless you twist the heck out of the loop and over tension the halyard - I’ve just shackled to the pad eye.

 

[ice breaker]

Yes the casting is installed upside down. What is the U clip for? I have never seen that set up before.

Did a yard/rigger do this work?

 

[MFD]

If that is that is the bottom of the furler, and the tack of the mainsail, somebody messed thing up when they did the work.

There should be a substantial piece of stainless there that you can hook the tack of the sail down and around. Sort of elbow shaped with an extra bit.

Will try to find a picture.

Edit:
Also, from what earlier poster noted, possibly the furler was installed upside down?