Aloha ya’ll,
I’m not a "sponsored " guy or “foil influencer”. Just an average joe who buys his own shit! My favorite board out there are Amos, they are built super durable and yet still maintained their lightweight features. However, getting a custom Amos to Hawaii will cost you big bucks $2000’ish. I think paying 2k for a board is ridiculous for the abuse they take. The resale market here in Hawaii is pretty much bottom out! USED DW boards are not selling even for $800 and theyll for sure not selling for $1500. Same for Wing boards or Prone foil boards, they cant seem to sell at their asking price of $500’ish dollars. 2-3 year old foils for sure arent selling for $1000+. So, getting your return investment is not gonna be what it was a couple of years ago.
So, i had 270 make me a wing board/wing foil race board combination. I didnt care about "lightweight " more so durability and to last a couple of seasons. I think with 270 now vacuumed bagging their boards, they should be on par with AMOS for half the cost! I’m not sponsor by 270 and i paid full retail. There were some commotion about 270 and yes i had an issue but Grant and i had a talked and he agreed to replace my board. So the customer service is there and i appreciate him replacing my board. I had other customs that were junk and the shaper just said “oh well”, so that was the last time i used some of those shapers. Yes, theres plenty of Shapers who maoe foil boards in Hawaii but their reputation has made their boards close to 2k also and im not willing to pay that amount. So for those looking for a custom 270 is producing some good looking boards.
