longboard to shortboard

Hey Guys, I'm new to this forum.
I'm from Portugal and I have been surfing for 3 years now. I started using an old 9'3 in the pink look a like, and now I use a 9'0 in epoxy.
I preferred the feel I got surfing the 9'3, but it broke on the nose a few months ago. I tried to repair it , but it is now tooooo heavy and I dont feel the same anymore. I like the 9'0 but I think its too thin for me, when I'm paddling the board gets sunk underwater. I'm a big guy 1,88m and 105kg. I thing I should get a 9'6 or bigger but they are very expensive
So I was thinking of cutting the 9'3 to a small single fin old school board, but I dont now how to do it or if I should do it. What do you guys think?
I'm from Portugal and I have been surfing for 3 years now. I started using an old 9'3 in the pink look a like, and now I use a 9'0 in epoxy.
I preferred the feel I got surfing the 9'3, but it broke on the nose a few months ago. I tried to repair it , but it is now tooooo heavy and I dont feel the same anymore. I like the 9'0 but I think its too thin for me, when I'm paddling the board gets sunk underwater. I'm a big guy 1,88m and 105kg. I thing I should get a 9'6 or bigger but they are very expensive

So I was thinking of cutting the 9'3 to a small single fin old school board, but I dont now how to do it or if I should do it. What do you guys think?