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