UPDATE.....there are only two reasons (that I know of) why a motor will not turn over when trying to start....one is, the motor is not in neutral....the other is, the battery is dead....thinking my one year old battery was good, (even though my wife was playing the radio that day), I assumed I was having a problem getting the motor in neutral.....turns out, I was wrong.....went to check with the mechanic this morning and it turns out that the battery was dead....he gave it a fast charge and bingo...no problems....and the best part, NO CHARGE.....I know that they spent at least an hour on it....what a Blessing....

So, look out fishes, I am coming "locked and Loaded".....but, I will be charging my cranking battery after every trip now...my 150 Mercury Optimax needs a super hot battery to crank....