Here's 'Blue Pig's' ride report on his board built to the Power Surfboards Makaha design:
Firstly, thanks to roy for sharing so much detail about his build method, and thanks for all the positive comments (it keeps me going) - the board goes like stink (hopefully stu got some action shots, the benny hat kept the cold out a treat) - paddles really easily, duck dives, and catches waves so easily its unreal. first wave I managed to get to my feet - unbelievable, despite the slop (4' and 4 sec, just played in the white stuff) - the speed of take off really surprised me, just a couple of paddle-strokes and it shifts!!! Awesome acceleration
whether this is the thickness (tis a fat old bus = buoyancy), the shape, the tunnel, whatever I love it. I think it trumps the Mal... its a great beginner board, and very few things beat the feeling of taking a self built board into the sea and standing up on it in waves - awesome
Consequently, its gonna get treated to a roy style marine water filler for a vent, and maybe even a sand and polish in due course
I even managed to carry it to the beach and back, single handed
Firstly, thanks to roy for sharing so much detail about his build method, and thanks for all the positive comments (it keeps me going) - the board goes like stink (hopefully stu got some action shots, the benny hat kept the cold out a treat) - paddles really easily, duck dives, and catches waves so easily its unreal. first wave I managed to get to my feet - unbelievable, despite the slop (4' and 4 sec, just played in the white stuff) - the speed of take off really surprised me, just a couple of paddle-strokes and it shifts!!! Awesome acceleration 
whether this is the thickness (tis a fat old bus = buoyancy), the shape, the tunnel, whatever I love it. I think it trumps the Mal... its a great beginner board, and very few things beat the feeling of taking a self built board into the sea and standing up on it in waves - awesome 
Consequently, its gonna get treated to a roy style marine water filler for a vent, and maybe even a sand and polish in due course 
I even managed to carry it to the beach and back, single handed