2000 Johnson 40hp no spark after stopping and trying to restart

Redstern

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This just started happening recently. I went to put my boat in a few days ago. It started fine and I drove it to the docks at my beach. I shut it off to park the trailer, and I go to start it again, and it won't. At first I though it had flooded, so I left it for 5-10 minutes, still nothing. After trying for a while to get it going with no luck, I used a screwdriver to check for spark, nothing. I tried again today to make sure. Started fine first try, shut it off, won't start again. This time I pulled a spark plug and held it to the block to check for spark, nothing. What could be causing this, and how do I fix it? My only thought is maybe the ignition solenoid is bad and is getting stuck open once I turn the key off.
 
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