Here is the situation, when the boat is running on land, with the ears on of course, it shifts no problem, when Im in the water, once in gear I cant get it back out, I have to shut off the motor to do so. Doesnt matter, forward or reverse. I rewired the Shift Cut-Off Switch and when I push the arm in it kills the motor so I know that piece is good. Did I mention that the tilt doesnt work!!!!! I blew a hose, which on the older Cruisers (1973) models; you cant get a wrench on the line that goes out the bottom of the stern. I need to reroute the new custom hoses thru the transom and figure the rest out (any help with that one would be most appreciated also!!!), so I am wondering that since the drive is not locked down, she flies up in reverse, if this could cause geometry problem, thus a alignment problem somewhere. The drive is an old style MR-Alpha 225. Thanks for any insight!!!!