Outboard motor and engine mechanism

An outboard motor comprising:

• an engine including a first bank including a plurality of first cylinders and a plurality of first exhaust ports connected to the plurality of first cylinders, and a second bank including a plurality of second cylinders and a plurality of second exhaust ports connected to the plurality of second cylinders;
• a propeller shaft extending in a front-back direction of the outboard motor to transmit a driving force from the engine to a propeller;
• a plurality of first branched pipes connected to the plurality of first exhaust ports;
• a plurality of second branched pipes connected to the plurality of second exhaust ports;
• a first collecting pipe connected to the plurality of first branched pipes;
• a second collecting pipe connected to the plurality of second branched pipes;
• and
• a connector connected to the first collecting pipe and the second collecting pipe;
• wherein
• the plurality of first branched pipes extend in a direction away from the connector in a plan view of the outboard motor, and include a first exhaust pathway located farther away from the connector than the first collecting pipe is in the plan view;
• and
• the plurality of second branched pipes extend in a direction away from the connector in the plan view and include a second exhaust pathway located farther away from the connector than the second collecting pipe is in the plan view.