The throttle lever becomes a shift lever too, once you push the shift
lock-out button in.

Thanks Rob, but we know that ;-) As I tried to state, the lever moves the
linkage on the transmission as it should, the gears just do not engage. Any
ideas?

--Mike

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mgg wrote:
My buddy has a Mastercraft X-30, and floated her for the first time last
week. The engine started perfectly, but he couldn't get it to shift into
forward or reverse. The throttle lever worked as advertised, but no
action at the prop.

I assumed it was a busted linkage or cable, and looked at it today. The
cable and linkages are all fine. Before he hauls it off to the local
dealer to get soaked, does anyone have a simple explaination as to why
this would happen after sitting idle for about 5 months? I noticed some
wiring going to the transmission in the area the cable attaches, so I'm
wondering if there's some sort of electrical safety lock-out of some
sort.

Thanks for any help, and sorry for the on-topic post g

--Mike

The throttle lever becomes a shift lever too, once you push the shift
lock-out button in.

Rob