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Originally Posted by pearsontriton28
... this spring I started up the engine while on the hard to make sure I no issues before dropping it in the water. She fired right up and ran fine so called for a hoist and dropped her in. Ready pull out of the launch well, I through it in reverse. Reverse granted me with a sputtering engine and... dead. Forward is the same.
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OK, please forgive me if this question is obvious and the first thing you checked ... are you absolutely positive your prop shaft is turning? The above sounds exactly like a fouled prop, runs fine then dies when you try to put it in gear. An errant line or something else wrapped around the prop?
Of course, this doesn't explain the smoking distributor or your other ignition problems.
Good luck figuring this out!