......so i am waiting for a new shift cable to arrive. then to hook up the shift interrupt switch and restore all to normal. during the trouble shoot i bypassed the 'no start in gear' and confirmed no other problems driving all over the lake at all speeds and stop/starting. in the meantime my ski friends want to keep on skiing. so.........we went skiiing. i ski in a large lake with a large lake front landing. i cranked in gear and when a skier went down and boarded from open water i turned off the motor at the switch, in gear. Then I started it in gear at idle throttle, gradually tightened the rope, waited for skier signal, and hit the throttle as usual. We had a good day skiing without incident and I just slow floated up to the trailer after cutting engine and trim up. We are thinking about going again this weekend. I am negotiating no canals and am using no neutral and no reverse. Here is my QUESTION: Am I hurting anything here? Can I harm the boat in any way starting in gear until my cable arrives? I keep the boat impeccably tuned and it fires right up in gear and slowly idles away from the dock. Is there a reason I shoud STOP this immediately other than the obvious safety switch I disabled? I can also flip a console mounted kill switch if needed. Thanks any and all for your comments!
