The layout of Andante allows for comfort and safety.
The Master Stateroom is forward, with a private head in the peak that actually has a separate stall shower, sink, and marine head with it's own holding tank. There is large, double pullman berth to port with storage underneath, shelving alongside and a book shelf at the foot. There is a cedar lined hanging locker and shelf storage, standing vanity with custom storage cabinet beneath and cabinet above.
Next is the Main Saloon that is well lit and ventilated. There are facing settees, a table that has an extendable leaf and can fold up against the bulkhead, 6'5" headroom, and shelves behind the settees as well as storage beneath on the port side.
To starboard of the companionway is the guest/day head and to port is the galley. I love this placement, because when passage making you can come down the companionway, grab a cup of coffee, and hit the head, all without traveling the length of the boat. The nav station is aft of the galley, and the entrance to the aft cabin with large quarterberth is aft of the head to starboard.
It's a great layout that also ventilates well when at anchor. The ports are stainless steel and the overhead hatches in Andante have always been covered, keeping the hatches in good condition.
Both heads have hot and cold showers, stainless steel sinks, marine heads with their own holding tanks, cabinets and teak framed mirrors.
- Varnished teak interior
- Reverse cycle heat and air - 16k BTU
- 6'5" headroom
- 14 opening stainless steel ports and 7 overhead hatches for great ventilation
- Safe and thoughtful cruising layout
- Many custom cabinets, including one in the galley to house the microwave and offer a lot of additional storage
The galley on Andante is a safe and efficient place to work.
- Deep double bowl Stainless Steel sink
- Two burner propane stove with oven - New in 2020
- Solenoid for stove - New in 2020
- Adler Barbour refrigeration with additional insulation - Replaced in 2020
- Gas struts for refrigerator - Installed in 2011
- Reconfigured galley lighting - 2011
- Galley shelf and microwave cabinet over galley sink - 2012
- VHF - Standard Horizon GX2150w/AIS tracking - 2011
- Raymarine ST60 ws/wd
- Raymarine ST60 Tri-Data with depth and speed
- Raymarine ST7000 Below decks ram driven autopilot
- Garmin GPS - 2021
- 12V flat screen TV with built in DVD and accepts HDMI cable to connect your laptop or tablet to it - 2023
- Pioneer media head: AM-FM, Sirius Radio, plays DVD, CD discs, and is Bluetooth capable. It also has a cell phone jack so you can take your call through the media head or charge your device. Speakers in master cabin, salon and cockpit.
Andante's deck is easy to get around, with good hand holds going forward, even including the grab rail on the outer side of the dodger.
Starting forward,
- Rebuilt anchor platform - 2014
- Lofrans Progress 1000 vertical windlass - 2022
- Rocna anchor with 200 ft 5/16 chain
- Claw anchor as second
- Stainless Steel Dorades - 2011
- Hatches always covered and protected
- Dodger, bimini, connecting panel and sail cover - 2012
- Cockpit Cushions
- Folding leather covered wheel
- Hot and Cold cockpit shower
- Boarding ladder steps replaced with artificial teak - 2015
- Rebuilt shelf under helmsman seat to carry rudder stock upper bearing - 2014
- New Delrin upper stock bearing - 2015
Hull
- Blasted and barrier coated - 2010
- Rudder hung behind protective skeg
- Modified fin keel
Andante has a sophisticated and state of the art electrical system which encompasses lithium batteries which are married to all on board systems, including the solar panels, starting batteries, wind generator and alternator.
- Redodo LiFePO4 batteries 2X280 =560 Ah - 2025 - Bluetooth capable
- Redodo LiFePO4 batteries 2XGroup 31 = 280 Ah - 2025 - Bluetooth capable
- Victron inverter/charger - 2024 - Bluetooth capable with remote control at nav station
- Victron battery monitor - 2024 - Bluetooth capable
- Rebuilt wind turbine so it is LiFePO4 compatible - 2025
- (2) Solar Panels 135 watts each - total is just below maximum allowable for MPPT
- Victron MPPT - 2025 - Bluetooth capable
- Victron 12v to 12v converter - Bluetooth capable
- New 110V AC receptacle in cockpit - 2025
When the mast was pulled in 2012 for routine maintenance, a crack was discovered. So, Andante got a new mast, standing rigging, running rigging, and lifelines.
- New mast - 2012
- New fully battened main by North, with dutchman and batt car system - 2012
- Inner stay added to mast head attachment instead of fractional attachment, now solent rig. - 2012
- All lines led aft to cockpit
- New turning blocks - 2012
- Harken Traveler 4:1 - 2012
- Pelican attachment for removable inner forestay - 2012
- New stainless deck fitting for inner forestay - 2012
- Asymmetrical Cruising Spinnaker with Sock - 2012
- Bi-radial 150% - original to boat but lightly used
- Tri-radial 130% - 2021
- Panel cut 130% - original to boat
- Reliable Yanmar 4JH(B)E
- When using regular oil, the oil, filter and fuel filter were changed every 100 hours. After switching to synthetic, the oil, filter and fuel filter were changed every 150 hours.
- Heat exchanger/ Manifold changed - 2022
- Original Dahl filter was changed to Racor fuel filter - 2013
- New fuel line from tank to Racor - 2015
- New impeller every year
- Adler Barbour Refrigeration New - 2020
- Dometic Reverse Cycle Heat and Air - 16K BTU - 2020
- Aft holding tank and diverter valve - 2011
- Cockpit shower replumbed - 2011
- Water heater replaced - 2015
- New galley faucets - 2021
