Outboard motor

An outboard motor for propelling a ship, the outboard motor comprising:

• a propeller unit including a propeller shaft, a propeller fixed to the propeller shaft, and a case for rotatably supporting the propeller shaft;
• a support portion formed in a columnar shape extending in an upper-lower direction and having a lower portion to which the propeller unit is supported;
• a bracket provided at an upper portion of the support portion and configured to attach the support portion to the ship;
• and
• a fine dust capturing device provided on the propeller unit or the support portion, wherein
• the fine dust capturing device includes a water intake for taking in water around the outboard motor, a passage through which the water taken in from the water intake flows, a filter for capturing fine dust contained in the water by allowing the water flowing through the passage to pass therethrough, and a water outlet for discharging the water after passing through the filter to a periphery of the outboard motor, and
• the water outlet is positioned in front of the propeller and inside a circle having the same diameter as a diameter of the propeller, with a rotation center of the propeller as a center, when the outboard motor is viewed from a rear side, and faces in a direction other than a front side of the outboard motor.