# AFS fuselage question **URL:** \ **Category:** Foils and Boards - Gear Talk\ **Created:** [October 25, 2025, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/afs-fuselage-question/12785 "2025-10-25T17:53:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FoilLight](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.progressionproject.com/foillight/32/2561_2.png) [@FoilLight](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/FoilLight)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2025, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/afs-fuselage-question/12785/1 "2025-10-25T17:53:38Z")
Loving my AFS Enduros but started feeling some weirdness in the surf last session and it feels like more front foot pressure. ![IMG_2043](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/progressionproject/original/2X/b/b28d9a18ec0ee04a627af30f1496c48bfaece0a8.jpeg) ![IMG_2042](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/progressionproject/original/2X/b/bcc6168cfbb3453bc2e104a6786d5543fd59725c.jpeg) My question: Is my Fuselage bent or do they all have a bit of bend in them. I’m a bit nervous about AFS gear since I previously broke two AFS fuses and one AFS UHM80 mast. Discussed in another thread.[AFS durable enough for dockstart? - #18 by FoilLight](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/afs-durable-enough-for-dockstart/11575/18) Let me know if this looks normal to any of you especially if you’re on AFS gear. 🤙 ---
**Author:** ![Kurtis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7ab992/32.png) [@Kurtis](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Kurtis)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 3:21am UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/afs-fuselage-question/12785/2 "2025-10-26T03:21:43Z")
You really caught me off guard. I really sat and wondered how the heck all that carbon could be bent/curved. The post directly below this OP was about fuselage length and I took this SS from it. You can see the same thing. Looks like it should I think. ![IMG_1322](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/progressionproject/original/2X/b/bd014f17c5e418b1ed4e1caa5c41f39f5bb48858.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![FoilLight](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.progressionproject.com/foillight/32/2561_2.png) [@FoilLight](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/FoilLight)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 5:16am UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/afs-fuselage-question/12785/3 "2025-10-26T05:16:27Z")
@kurtis Thanks for the screen grab, it’s hard to tell from the image. Do you ride AFS? ---
**Author:** ![Kurtis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7ab992/32.png) [@Kurtis](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Kurtis)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 12:00pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/afs-fuselage-question/12785/4 "2025-10-26T12:00:36Z")
I sure do. When I get a chance I will check my fuse to compare. ---
**Author:** ![sethstaff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/edb3f5/32.png) [@sethstaff](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/sethstaff)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/afs-fuselage-question/12785/5 "2025-10-26T15:57:34Z")
I remember my takuma kujira fuselage had a slight bend on the tail end. I think it was the same designer ---
**Author:** ![Speedialer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Speedialer](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Speedialer)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 7:25pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/afs-fuselage-question/12785/6 "2025-10-26T19:25:38Z")
normal. mine has a slight curve to it as well. ---
**Author:** ![seawing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/48db29/32.png) [@seawing](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/seawing)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2025, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/afs-fuselage-question/12785/7 "2025-10-28T17:36:21Z")
CF parts don’t permanently deform with a bend like aluminum would. Instead you would have more obvious damage with broken fibers, cracked resin, and a major decrease in stifness.