James, I found a lot of anecdotes and very little hard data. I actually did find one study that while it did NOT support the claim that Phillips Head allows more torque transfer, it did conclude the

I would be in for ten of the aluminium as well. I am open to whatever option has the majority. I will say that at least on Annie we have a few drawers that are loaded heavily; the aluminium handles

I’ve not had a problem Ryan. I just give Maud the credit card info and it gets charged. Kent S/V Kristy SM243 Hi all, I recently placed my first parts order with Amel, and I'm having

Hi Kent, I need the mechanism parts as well. As a guy with a older boat, I can tell you all that those parts do eventually start to fail. Mahalo, Steve Davis S/V Aloha

Yes US banks can be troublesome. Last year I did a lot of air travel and gave my two primary banks (Bank of America and Chase) my itinerary. They assured me there would be no problems. Cards issued

What an odd bank that can't do an international payment. Try www.transferwise.com they are fast and cheap. If your cards were anythingelse than Visa or Mastercard, it could explain the

Mark, Thanks for your input. I am really curious to know if you found any data confirming that the Phillips head can transfer more torque to the screw than a slotted head because I would really

Ryan, We have had the same problem In our experience the issue is with your bank's security program. They see a local charge in France, especially one run manually without the card present, and

On any lines working with an Andersen Line Tender you'll need to follow Andersen's insistance https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5-g_RY2uN1FbkxXMzZ5dFUtMWs/view and use 12 mm line. This is the

Ryan and Kelly, We have had noissues paying Amel by VISA card (from a USA bank). If your bankcan’t wire money, time to get a better bank. Wire transfers are common place inthe world of

Hi again , with an after thought. If your bank can't send international wire transfers that seems it may not be a "main line" bank, like Chase etc. Perhaps that's the issue. Craig ---In

Hi guys, We've always use US bank Visa card - always worked fine. Craig

Ryan and Kelly, I have had this problem on multiple occasions even when I alerted my CC company that a particular charge was to be made. What I have resorted to that has worked 100% of the time

Ryan, That is odd. I've used my Fidelity Visa card to pay for orders in both Amel France and Amel Martinique in the past without any issues. That said, I might have a relatively easy solution for

Hi all, I recently placed my first parts order with Amel, and I'm having trouble paying them. I've given them two different US-based credit cards from different issuers and they say both were

Kent, I can make them for $14 out of 6061 Aluminum. I would like to make at least 20 at that price if at all possible. We can also have them clear anodized for an additional ~$4 each. I have not

I have no idea what the cost would be, Philipp. When I get them off if Kristy, I’ll try to find out what it would cost to ship them. They would be bulky, but not very heavy. I’ll take some pics

Hi Kent, You can kick my order up to 10 if it helps get to the minimum of 100 total. Craig

Thanks, Miles. I hope you’re having a good Summer. I think I have a good picture of the manual furling rig in my mind. Makes sense to use the same line as the one to drop the main sail. Do you

Agreed, Danny. I have a full cockpit enclosure, but it’s getting very tired after 10 years. I can’t stand up in the cockpit without bending over a bit. I’m removing the old cockpit cover and