Outboard motor

An outboard motor comprising:

• an engine holder;
• an engine including an engine block mounted on an upper part of the engine holder;
• an oil filter for engine, mounted on one side of the engine in a width direction of the outboard motor;
• an electric actuator configured to operate a shift rod for shift operation via a link mechanism;
• and
• an engine cover including an upper engine cover that covers an engine side and a lower engine cover that covers an engine holder side,
• wherein when the outboard motor is in a tilted down position,
• the oil filter is inclined such that a mounting portion side of the oil filter is located lower than a tip end side of the oil filter in a mounting posture in which the mounting portion side is located at an inner side and a tip end side is located at an outer side in the width direction of the outboard motor,
• a cover mating position between the upper engine cover and the lower engine cover is set to a position that is lower than an upper part of the tip end of the oil filter, and is higher than a lower part of the mounting portion of the oil filter, and
• the electric actuator is mounted on a lower part of the engine block, and is mounted on a position closer to a center of the engine relative to a position of an outermost end of the oil filter in a width direction of the engine.