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Thanks to everyone who contributed and helped guide me to the problem. A broken wire right next to the forward gear electromagnet had been broken when the wire was not secured under the protective shield. My boat now goes into forward and reverse and will be trying it out on the water this...

Yes a broken wire. So everything up to the forward magnet pulled out with the prop shaft. How do I get forward magnet out?

I think I have everything I need. Let me get started and I will let you know what I find.

I believe the magnet is bad. When I apply power directly to the magnets bypassing the wire I can hear reverse engage but not forward. I have continuity from the forward controls in both forward and reverse to the magnets. When I measure ohms on magnets they are not the same

I took the lower unit off. The wire looks good and it has continuity on both the blue and green wires.

Ok. That is what I thought the next step was. I will do it tomorrow and report back. Thanks for the help thus far

As far as volts go I have 12v to across blue and 10.8-11.5v on green at the knife switch location

Ok they are not the same. I get no reading on the reverse (blue wire) which works and I get a reading on the forward (green wire). Around 12

To do this do I ground against the case?

Yes I have a volt meter

Ok. Well I did the first test wrong. When I switch the wires I only have reverse. Does that mean it is the forward shift coil?

North east Wisconsin. I will take it all apart when I get home from work.

When I switch the wires it goes into forward and not reverse.

That's why I am here asking questions

I'm not finding them in the back except where the plunge down to the lower unit. Not seeing a place to switch them. It there a way for me to do that by the forward controls?