Stuck in Reverse!

[MikeWood]

Had to call for a tow this evening. I was docking at a restaurant and all of a sudden, no matter what I did with the shifter, it stayed in reverse.
6.2 liter mercruiser with bravo 3. It has the DTS system as well. I tried shutting it off and disconnecting the DTS cabling on the engine, hoping to reset the system, but no go. With the shifter in neutral, I start the engine and I'm automatically and immediately in reverse.

Any ideas? What should I check first??

Thanks in advance for any thoughts!

 

[Bt Doctur]

locate the shift cable to the drive, disconnect it from the electronic shift assist and manually try to shift the drive

 

[MikeWood]

Thanks BT, I'll have a look tomorrow.

just realized I posted this in the diesel forum. Moderator, can this be moved to the gas engine forum instead?

 

[1956olds]

Isnt there a thread in general discussion on this a few days ago?