Crackpots Marine
Craypot Winch and Tipper
We recommend installing a craypot winch and a pot tipper on your boat to take the heavy lifting out of pulling a timber cray pot. We know that craypots do get very heavy, particularly when they are fitted with ballast, waterlogged and full of crayfish! Buying a winch & tipper combo will make the job easier, and will definitely save your back.
Crackpots Aluminium Pot Tipper
We designed our pot tipper to be both easy to use & easy to install. In fact, if you had to choose, we’d recommend buying a tipper before a pot hauler. Because the tipper will bring your pot right up onto the boat, and save you from having to reach out & over the side. But without the craypot winch you will still need to pull it!
Our Tipper is a strong, lightweight aluminium frame with a full width stainless steel roller.
If you have vertical rod holders already fitted onto the side of your boat, the tipper can be fitted using adjustable rod holder inserts. This makes the tipper easy to install and remove.
The tipper can also be bolted directly onto the gunwale of most aluminium boats.
How big is a pot tipper?
Our tippers measure:
162cm long x 50cm wide; the depth of the unit including the bracket is 30cm.
The bracket is 48cm wide x 8cm deep. It allows for flexible mounting depending on the positioning of any rod holders in your boat’s gunwales.
Maxwell Anchormax Pot Hauler
We think the Maxwell Anchormax winch is a great option for taking the hard work out of pulling craypots. They are really reliable – we’ve been selling them for quite a few years, and haven’t had any issues.
It’s a versatile vertical capstan or general purpose electric winch. Use as either a pot hauler or anchor winch.
Craypot Winch Features
- Extremely high power to weight ratio – maximum pull 330kg
- The compact, fully sealed gearbox is driven by a vertically mounted, permanent magnet motor. Intrusion below decks is minimised making the design ideal for boats from 5m (16ft) to 10m (32ft).
- The winch drops straight into your boat gunwale, and there's no need to dismantle the winch during installation.
- The ANCHORMAX™ gear housings are marine-grade alloy and the drum is stainless steel. The units are supplied as a single direction (clockwise).
- Each winch is supplied complete with a foot or deck switch, fastenings, template and fitting instructions.
Plus you’ll also need to install an 80 amp circuit breaker & we have these available & in stock.
Craypot Winch Specifications
- Maximum Pull/Lift: 330kg / Speed @ nominal working load: 21m/min / 80amps with 75kg/load
- Voltage: 12V
- Power: 500W
- Weight: 8.5kg
- Maximum Boat LOA: 10m (33′)
- Maximum Boat Weight: 4 tonnes
We don't recommend the Anchormax winch for hauling halyards or chain.
