Outboard motor

An outboard motor comprising:

• an upper shaft and a lower shaft extending from an engine side to a propeller side;
• a power transmission mechanism interposed between the upper shaft and the lower shaft;
• and
• a shift device configured to operate the power transmission mechanism to reversely rotate a propeller,
• wherein the power transmission mechanism includes:
• an upper gear fixed to a lower end portion of the upper shaft;
• a lower gear facing the upper gear from below;
• and
• an intermediate gear meshing with the upper gear and the lower gear,
• wherein the lower gear is supported by the lower shaft in a relatively rotatable manner,
• wherein the shift device includes:
• a shift shaft extending downward from an actuator side;
• a cam mechanism configured to convert rotation of the shift shaft into upper-lower movement of an operation portion;
• a shift slider coupled to the operation portion and slidable in an upper-lower direction;
• a dog clutch provided between the upper gear and the lower gear;
• and
• a connector pin coupling the shift slider and the dog clutch,
• wherein the dog clutch is connectable to the upper gear or the lower gear,
• wherein the dog clutch is coupled to the lower shaft in an integrally rotatable manner, and
• wherein the shift slider is positioned above the upper gear or below the lower gear.