Shift issues on 89 merc 40 hp 4 cyl

ultra353

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Took boat out ( new to me) had no reverse, fwd / N were fine when shifting from remote. I verified that cable wasn't moving far enough to shift into Reverse, I adjusted it so fwd ratcheted, N spun freely and reverse locked up both ways. Took it back out seemed to work good for a few mins, then no Reverse again and now seems to be getting stuck in fwd. I disconnected the linkage under the hood and it seems the shift rod will only rotate ccw. If I move it far enough ccw I can find N but it can't move far enough to get into reverse, and if it would the shift cable wouldn't reach it . I have a manual just lookin for any ideas, thanks
 
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