M37R Catamaran No. 31 Going To Five-Time DCB Owner

How far back does customer Andy Anderson go with DCB Performance Marine? When the Nisswa, Minn.-based businessman took delivery of his first boat, a 1991 model-year outboard-powered 22-footer, company founder Dave Hemmingson wasn’t even laying up his own hulls. The bare hull was built by Eliminator Boats and Hemmingson took it from there. The same went for the 19-footer Anderson took delivery of in 1997.

For DCB client Andy Anderson—now the owner of a new M37R catamaran—five times is a charm.

In fact, his first pure DCB build from the builder’s former digs in El Cajon, Calif., was a 2000 model-year Mach 22 cat. Two decades later, he took delivery on an M28R model built at the same location.

And now Anderson, who owns a high-residential and commercial construction company, is the proud owner of the latest DCB Performance Marine M37R catamaran. He named the twin Mercury Racing 500R outboard engine-powered 37-footer Anderson Racing for his days as a Mod V-class racer on the IOGP circuit in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

All of Anderson’s DCB catamarans have been equipped with outboard engines, but the six-seat full-tunnel 37-footer is his largest and most powerful DCB to date.

Though the M37R was built at the outfit’s modern facility in Phoenix, one thing hasn’t changed for Anderson.

“The attention to detail DCB puts into every build is second to none,” he explained. “What sets them apart is their ability to marry performance to detail. I equate it with a combination of a Ferrari and an Aston Martin. It has the performance of a Ferrari and the creature comfort and finish of an Aston Martin.”

Thanks to his friend and fellow M37R owner Grant Bernardy, who also lives in Minnesota, Anderson first experienced a 37-footer this year in late-April during Super Cat Fest West in Lake Havasu City, Ariz. He was hooked and soon after ordered one of his own.

Anderson described DCB’s attention to detail and craftsmanship as “second to none.”

“I was originally going to build another 28, but after I rode with Grant I fell in love with the 37,” he recalled. “I expected to really notice the size difference, but it was very nimble and responsive, consistently quick and fast.”

With his 28-footer and other DCB creations, Anderson mostly stuck to home-water, meaning Minnesota’s Gull Chain of Lakes. The larger, full-tunnel 37-footer, he explained, has him eager to tackle rougher-water events outside his home-state next year. He just hasn’t decided which ones yet, though he is considering going back-to-back with Super Cat Fest West and the Desert Storm Poker Run in 2025.

The DCB team tested Anderson’s new 37-footer last week on Lake Pleasant in the Phoenix area.

He also hasn’t run his new prize yet. The boat was finished and tested last week.

“I might try to sneak out to Phoenix before Thanksgiving,” he said.

Anderson is planning on keeping his 28-footer (above), which he had repowered with Mercury Racing 500R outboards. Photo by Tom Leigh copyright Tommy Gun Images.

In the meantime, Anderson, who attended the grand opening of the company’s Phoenix headquarters in January, is simply delighted to own DCB M37R catamaran No. 31.

“I feel fortunate to be a customer,” he said. “With our high-end custom homes, I like to say we only build them one way—the right way. That’s what DCB does, and that’s what sets them apart. They are second to none.”