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Yep, the clutch dog lugs are rounded…
You mentioned that you had a spare gearcase from a 30hp, that might be the way to handle this for now. Chances are pretty good that the lugs on the forward gear are rounded as well, so you will need both the dog and gear….This job isn’t too difficult, but resealing that case is the tricky part, you will need a pressure tester, and will probably want to replace all the seals/orings/shift rod oring as well while you have it apart…
You will also need to investigate ""why" this occurred. Usually, there is some sort of linkage problem, misadjustment that caused partial engagement of the clutch dog leading to this. Simply replacing the dog and gear may result in the new parts failing quickly if the engagement/linkage problems are not figured out and solved…