Probably no one has ever done this themselves, but I did it. Left my trolling motor down and got planed out before I realized it. Its a motorguide and the force of the water shoved it back against the bow of the boat. Didn't bend the shaft but somehow changed the angle of the shaft and now it is hard to load and is not straight up and down. Have any of you ever experienced this yourselves? Thanks for any help you can give.