Plus it would still push itself into gear,,,,, just would not be able to pull out ,,,,,something else is going on in there,,,,

Looked it all over again. Only thing it can be is the cone clutch unless the gear cups are worn. All shafts are intact. Damn bravo drives

The question is now, do I throw a clutch in it or complete upper? Gears ok great so I hate to just replace parts without finding the root cause of the failure.

But you got two good ones at a great price

^^^ one of them is on this boat now.

the one that's acting up ??

If clean both the gear and the cone with mineral spirits, then blow them off, insert the cone into the gear while is sits on the bench and try and force the cone into the gear as you try to rotate the cone. If it locks in and turns the gear, it should be good. If not either the cone is worn (is it shiny? are the ridges flattened and metal missing?) Or the gear is worn, do you see wear in the taper in the gear? They can be polished a bit to help with seating the cone. If I can lock them up on the bench they usually work ok when the drive is in operation.
Hope that helps.
Otherwise post some pictures so we can see the condition of the gears and cone.

If the brass rings are torn up, that is usually a maladjustment of the shift linkage. What does the shift fork look like? Heavy wear indicates linkage is moving to far and forcing the shift fork against the brass rings. Or the gears could be mistimed. Was there any binding when you rotate the input shaft in either gear or neutral.
Dick

No. That one is on now. It's doing fine after some adjustment.

I'll get some pix. The clutch definitely looks worn and smoothed compared to the other ones I have seen. It will be a few days till I can work on it again. I'll let you know what I find.

Thanks guys

Sounds comfy ! I think about mine often too.

Would it "go into gear" as in engage the clutch if you gave it RPM? (In either direction.)
If this is the case, worn clutch. If your clutch is shiny and has no ridges to it, it's bad. I have good and bad clutches in the shop I can post pictures of.