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;
• a shift device configured to operate the power transmission mechanism to reversely rotate a propeller;
• and
• a housing accommodating the power transmission mechanism and the shift device,
• 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 configured to be moved in the upper-lower direction to operate the power transmission mechanism;
• and
• a connector pin coupling the shift slider and the dog clutch,
• wherein the housing includes:
• an anti-cavitation plate provided above the propeller;
• a widened portion provided above the anti-cavitation plate;
• and
• a narrowed portion provided below the anti-cavitation plate, and
• wherein the power transmission mechanism is accommodated in the widened portion, and at least the shift slider of the shift device is accommodated in the narrowed portion.