Troubleshooting dead Scotty line puller

[BC Coast Pilot]

Interesting, did you have to go through Scotty for warranty work or will they allow dealers to do it?

I fortunately live near Scotty, so cannot answer as to the relationship with dealers

 

[Bryan Allen]

You’ve been there lol

me too

 

[trophywife]

i keep a small snatch block on board in case of. the snatch block opens to put the rope through. secured to my anchor buoy and drive away with rope cleated towards deep water. a couple of overhand knots 1' apart stops the traps from sliding back through. before pullers where invented we did this with a drift sock and scotchman.

 

[Squire]

Sounds like when my trim motor went. When my ace/brutus motor went it didn’t make any noise. Cost me $300+ but Scotty repairs stuff like that for free, they are awesome.

To avoid pulling pots by hand I keep one of these anchor puller rings on the boat. You can buy just the ring but this shows the whole setup https://amzn.to/3O3Gapx #ad

I told a friend about my mishap the other day and he recommended this to me as well

 

[Squire]

Just closing the loop on this thread:
I dropped the puller off yesterday at Harbour Chandler and this morning I got a call that it was fixed. Apparently the pinched wire was the issue and the relay wasn’t seated all the way down in its dedicated position. I asked if that was why the one blade was bent over at a 45° angle and he said probably because they don’t come that way and there’s room for it vertical when properly seated. He said he’s never seen one like that from the factory so I don’t think he believes me.
I’ve owned that thing from new and only took it apart when it quit working so yes, it happened during factory assembly. You can see both results on my prior pic.
The good news is that it was a cheap repair to replace the reed switch and wire along with the gasket and it was done quickly.

 

[BC Coast Pilot]

Just closing the loop on this thread:
I dropped the puller off yesterday at Harbour Chandler and this morning I got a call that it was fixed. Apparently the pinched wire was the issue and the relay wasn’t seated all the way down in its dedicated position. I asked if that was why the one blade was bent over at a 45° angle and he said probably because they don’t come that way and there’s room for it vertical when properly seated. He said he’s never seen one like that from the factory so I don’t think he believes me.
I’ve owned that thing from new and only took it apart when it quit working so yes, it happened during factory assembly. You can see both results on my prior pic.
The good news is that it was a cheap repair to replace the reed switch and wire along with the gasket and it was done quickly.

I don't doubt you as I had EXACTLY the same issue on the switch wire pinch which resulted in the motor pooching, might even find a pic

 

[Squire]

I don't doubt you as I had EXACTLY the same issue on the switch wire pinch which resulted in the motor pooching, might even find a pic

Yeah, the wire was kind of short to get it to lay down and not hang up on the edge by the one screw position. I had to use a flat screwdriver to push it over the edge while I lowered the cover when I put it back together - easy to see how it could get pinched at assembly.

 

[BC Coast Pilot]

Interesting, did you have to go through Scotty for warranty work or will they allow dealers to do it?

I live near Scotty so thats a no brainer for me