Yacht Detail
1990 Caliber 38' (11.58 m) 38
Rock Hall, Maryland, United States
Andante is a 1990 Caliber 38 that is the perfect choice for a cruising boat that won't break the bank. She has done several trips south and has a brand new battery system. She's ready to go again, or with air conditioning and heat, be a great home base for your adventures!
- Cruisers
- Sail
- Used
- Diesel
- Fiberglass Hull
- HIN/IMO: ABC123456789
Description
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Here's Andante, a classic cruiser from 1990. Built by Caliber, in Florida, she's a great choice for those hoping to cruise South (as she's done many times), North to lovely waters, or actively sail on the weekends close to home.
She has a great layout with two heads and two very separate cabins, a great galley, air conditioning at the dock, and beautiful teak interior. She has a separate nav station and lots of grab rails for safety, as well as tons of storage for those longer trips.
Her headroom is notable at 6'5" and her owner's cabin features a large pullman style berth with storage underneath, as well as a very private head for the master cabin that has a separate stall shower. The aft cabin berth is also queen sized with storage underneath. All things that add to the success of a comfortable, well respected and loved cruiser.
Andante's owner has enjoyed her for the last 16 years. Except for the winters spent in the Bahamas, she has been hauled every winter during his ownership. She has been bottom painted, oil changed regularly, filters changed and impeller changed every year. She has been a huge part of his life, and he maintained and upgraded as he should.
Andante's Features and Upgrades:
- Mast and standing and running rigging - 2012
- Dometic 16K BTU reverse cycle heat and air - 2018
- Adler Barbour Refrigeration - 2020
- New Lofrans vertical windlass in 2022
- New Redodo LiFePO4 lithium batteries- 2025
- Victron inverter/charger - 2024
- New Victron battery monitor, MPPT and converter - 2025
Check out the listing for a complete idea of her upgrades over the years, and her continuing maintenance.
Aspire Yacht Sales is pleased to assist you in the purchase of this vessel. This boat is centrally listed by S&J Yachts. It is offered as a convenience by this broker/dealer to its clients and is not intended to convey direct representation of a particular vessel
Specifications
HIN/IMO: ABC123456789
LOA: 38' (11.58 Meters)
Type: Sail- Used
Year: 1990
Beam: 12' 8''
LWL: 32'
Draft Max: 5'
Fuel Type: Diesel
Hull Material: Fiberglass
Hull Shape: Displacement
Air Conditioning: Yes
Tower: No
Bridge Clearance: 56'
Fuel Tank: 44 Gallons (166.56 Liters)
Fresh Water: 150 Gallons (567.81 Liters)
Holding Tank: 51 Gallons (193.06 Liters)
Displacement: 18500
Ballast Weight: 9500 lbs
Designer: Michael McCreary
Builder: Caliber
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Full Details
Accommodations
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
Galley
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
Navigation and Entertainment
- 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.
Deck and Hull
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
Electrical
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
Sails and Rigging
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
Mechanical and Plumbing
- 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
Disclaimer
The company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change or withdrawal without notice.
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