Now I know what that interlock(sp?) switch is for. 
<br /><br />I wasn't having a good weekend. My girlfirend tied up the boat for the night. Woke up and it had floated off. Got it back and tried starting it and it wouldn't crank. I thought it was a dead battery. tried 2nd battery, no luck. Thought it was the solenoid so I jumped the solenoid and it started cranking. Finally starts and Immediately takes off while I am hanging over the back of the boat with the cowling off. Engines definitely start better in neutral.<br /><br />Did starting in gear do any damage?
<br /><br />I wasn't having a good weekend. My girlfirend tied up the boat for the night. Woke up and it had floated off. Got it back and tried starting it and it wouldn't crank. I thought it was a dead battery. tried 2nd battery, no luck. Thought it was the solenoid so I jumped the solenoid and it started cranking. Finally starts and Immediately takes off while I am hanging over the back of the boat with the cowling off. Engines definitely start better in neutral.<br /><br />Did starting in gear do any damage?