More than 10 years ago i had a first go at surfboard making. I wanted a floaty but very short board, and since i was much more stoked then skilled i canibalized a windsurfboard (hacked the tail and nose of, and reshaped the middle-part, stuck some fins in) and ran of to sea. Didn’t catch a wave, got frustrated and threw it in the shed…
Some time ago i rediscovered the poor thing and decided it deseverved at least a few waves, so i decided to bring it to the beach next time.
Well, yesteday i tried for the first time! The weather was great, and there were some pretty clean wavs in the 2 ft range so i took the boardto the beach. I went together with a friend who brought his surfmat.
At first it was VERY strange to lay on it, sit on it or even try to paddle it: it floats like a cork and felt very unstable. But after some time i felt a little more comfortable it and manage to paddle into a few waves. Didn’t get to my feet though: because it is so short my feet were way out over the tail, and my head is almost at level with the nose of the board. There is a thin line between stalling and pearling.
After some more time i managed to stumble to my feet a few times, and after a bodysurfing break i got to my feet and surfed for a few seconds. Aaaaaaaah sweet SUCCESS!!! Next time i am going to try again, but not after i remove the leash “plug” first because i bang my feet on it every time.
it’s so much fun to catch a wave on something you made yourself, but i gues you guys allready know that 
Here are the data:
weight: not sure, but pretty HEAVY.
Dims: 4.7’ x 25.6" x 3.6"
here is a small movieclip of the board:
http://monsterboardsorg.blogspot.com/2009/07/catch-wave-on-monster-shortboard.html
