Powerboat Talk13 Sep 2023

Episode 22 - Tony Chiaramonte Vice President and Part Owner of DCB Performance Boats

Tony Chiaramonte is the Vice President and part owner of DCB Performance Boats now located in Phoenix, Arizona. DCB was founded over 30 years ago, in 1990, by Dave Hemmingson, under the name Dave's Custom Boats. DCB quickly became the "go-to" place for high end, custom rigged Eliminator Daytona's and other high performance outboards. Chiaramonte joined Hemmingson in 1993 where he swept floors and washed boats as he learned the business of boat building. Fast forward to 2023, and Chiaramonte is leading the team, and we learn that DCB has introduced over 15 boat models since its inception, with the newest being their M37R and another new model in development, the M42R.

With a production schedule that produces less than 20 boats a year, DCB is committed to providing one-off, custom boats that are completely unique to each owner. To help create their "works of art on the water," every DCB is built in-house, using the most advanced construction techniques available.

As would be expected given the boats that he builds, Chiaramonte is an accomplished high performance driver with a lot of time behind the wheel of 170 + mph water rockets. Chiaramonte personally water tests every boat sold with its new owner. He will spend as much time on the water with them (oftentimes multiple days) Chiaramonte is completely confident with the owner's competence and proficiency in the driver's seat.

Chiaramonte's driving excellence was recently recognized when he was inducted into the Lake of the Ozarks Shootout's Bob Morgan Memorial Hall of Fame.

Follow Tony Chiaramonte on Instagram @tna_chiaramonte

Follow DCB Performance Boats on Instagram @dcbracing and on Facebook @DCB Performance Boats

Visit their website www.dcbperformanceboats.com

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