Evinrude clutch dog problem?

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Hello,

I am new to this forum. I bought a 1969 25hp Evinrude a few months ago and I have replaced many parts in order to get it working. It was running great until I ran aground in really shallow (muddy) water and I had to get it to the bank and adjust the screw on the shift rod connector. It seemed to work fine. Now, it will not stay in forward unless I put a lot of pressure on the forward shift lever. If I don't hold it down in forward, then it jumps out of gear. And, even if I do hold it in forward, then it doesn't seem to have the pickup that it previously had. I said all of that because I don't want to waste $50-$60 on a part that isn't going to fix my problem. I have included links the the pictures of the clutch dog gear. Can anyone (with some experience) please have a look at the images and give me your opinion on whether or not I should replace it?

http://www.gulfcoastwebworks.com/images/clutch/1.jpg

http://www.gulfcoastwebworks.com/images/clutch/2.jpg

http://www.gulfcoastwebworks.com/images/clutch/3.jpg

http://www.gulfcoastwebworks.com/images/clutch/4.jpg

http://www.gulfcoastwebworks.com/images/clutch/5.jpg

http://www.gulfcoastwebworks.com/images/clutch/6.jpg

http://www.gulfcoastwebworks.com/images/clutch/7.jpg

http://www.gulfcoastwebworks.com/images/clutch/8.jpg

http://www.gulfcoastwebworks.com/images/clutch/9.jpg

http://www.gulfcoastwebworks.com/images/clutch/10.jpg


Thanks! I really appreciate it.

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the corner of the dog is broke but if it isnt staying in geer did the detents come apart in the shift lever ? mabe the fork is bent i didnt see any clutch and it looked a lot like my geer housing and that dog just slides back and forth swaping the ring geers