Finally got it.....after several days of fiddling with it and busting brain cells over it. I was sitting in bed about 11pm last night after several days away from it thinking about it and it hit me. So off with my flashlight and tool box I went. In the picture you see the throttle cable should be connected perpindicular to the tranny ( not pararell to it ) pointing straight towards the front of the boat not down to the floor. Once I thought about it I don't see how I didn't figure it out in the first place. I guess it is my old age showing, and my brain not working as well.....

Thanks for all your help.....