We prove the boundedness of the maximal operator M Γ in the spaces L p(·) (Γ, ρ) with variable exponent p(t) and power weight ρ on an arbitrary Carleson curve under the assumption that p(t) satisfies the log-condition on Γ.We prove also weighted Sobolev type L p(·) (Γ, ρ) → L q(·) (Γ, ρ)-theorem for potential operators on Carleson curves.