I had one of the original Armstrong FG boards from an early production batch and enjoyed using it for the 8 weeks I had it. Sadly it cracked on the edge of the deck concave because the PVC/Carbon sandwich only went to the edge of the standing area. The warranty response was first class and they offered me replacement or money back. I went with returning it because Armstrong couldn't say if the PVC sandwich on later manufactured boards was improved and that the problem was fixed.
I subsequently went with a Patrik AIO partly because it is full PVC/Sandwich, deck, rails and hull like a good windsurf construction.
I have a full quiver of Armstrong foils and like the idea of matching them with the new FG board but would really like to know more about the construction. There is very little information online about how the board is manufactured.
Does anyone have any more information on construction? Its good to see that the boards are a bit more sensibly priced than the old ones in the UK but they are still high end and I could buy any or all of the other brands for the 1750 GBP. But the warranty is still 6 months while AFS boards have a 2 year warranty as does PPC I think and both are full PVC/Carbon AFAIK.
Select to expand quoteIanInca said..
As nice as the board looks I would never buy a wing board which resembles a door. All of the square shapes feel wrong on a wave, Ive tried 3 or 4 and owned 1 for 1 session before rapidly selling it. I could see it for freestyle but for me a board for waves has to have a pointy thinned out nose.
must admit i still like my old PPc wing board with the pointed nose. but man it doesn't like to realease
off the water easily. that's the most important aspect i think.
Select to expand quoteFarNorthSurfer said..
I had one of the original Armstrong FG boards from an early production batch and enjoyed using it for the 8 weeks I had it. Sadly it cracked on the edge of the deck concave because the PVC/Carbon sandwich only went to the edge of the standing area. The warranty response was first class and they offered me replacement or money back. I went with returning it because Armstrong couldn't say if the PVC sandwich on later manufactured boards was improved and that the problem was fixed.
I subsequently went with a Patrik AIO partly because it is full PVC/Sandwich, deck, rails and hull like a good windsurf construction.
I have a full quiver of Armstrong foils and like the idea of matching them with the new FG board but would really like to know more about the construction. There is very little information online about how the board is manufactured.
Does anyone have any more information on construction? Its good to see that the boards are a bit more sensibly priced than the old ones in the UK but they are still high end and I could buy any or all of the other brands for the 1750 GBP. But the warranty is still 6 months while AFS boards have a 2 year warranty as does PPC I think and both are full PVC/Carbon AFAIK.
I have a 60L FG, it has proven to be very tough, I fall off a lot, it is super stable and I cannot really fault it. I am sure these boards will be even stronger therefore my current 60Litre is for sale :)
