Minn Kota - is your shaft bent when motor is retracted?

[KRS62]

I just installed my new trolling motor and it was a little tough to get in the bracket at first. I deployed the mechanism to the down position and installed the motor that way. Then when I retract it, it works nicely, but the shaft has a slight bend to it. Is this normal? It did not seem this way on my old one.

KRS

PS -the camera was on the black/white setting for the first pic, but that actually showed it the best anyway.

 

[cali27]

My Minn Kota looks exactly like yours, have been running it for months now and have not noticed any issues.

 

[nathanielrthomas]

My Minn Kota looks exactly like yours, have been running it for months now and have not noticed any issues.

Same here(55# Edge) with no problems. In fact I just noticed it last week. I hit stumps all the time, but I feel a little better now. Thanks

 

[russ010]

for some reason MinnKota makes their mounts just shy of laying completely flat. I had the same issue on my other boat with the MK trolling motor, but it never made any difference in its' performance

 

[Deadmeat]

I'm glad someone brought this up because I've been wondering the same thing. I had an old Minn Kota 565 years ago and it would lie flat in the mount. My new Edge doesn't and I've been wondering if this was a defect in my unit or if it was made that way.

 

[rusty.hook]

I'm glad someone brought this up because I've been wondering the same thing. I had an old Minn Kota 565 years ago and it would lie flat in the mount. My new Edge doesn't and I've been wondering if this was a defect in my unit or if it was made that way.

Must be a factory defect, because the last two I have had on different boats are just the same as yalls, "BENT LOOKING"

 

[ohiobass]

Both my MK's are like that (Foretrex & Edge). Especially my 52" shaft Edge!

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