Outboard motor

An outboard motor comprising:

• an engine;
• a drive shaft extending downward from the engine;
• a drive gear fixed to the drive shaft;
• a propeller shaft extending in a direction that intersects the drive shaft;
• a forward gear meshed with the drive gear;
• a reverse gear meshed with the drive gear;
• a dog clutch disposed on the propeller shaft, the dog clutch changing between connecting the forward gear to the propeller shaft and connecting the reverse gear to the propeller shaft;
• a friction clutch arranged in sequence with the dog clutch along an axial direction of the propeller shaft, the friction clutch transmitting rotation of the drive shaft to the propeller shaft by frictional force;
• and
• a connection changeover mechanism including a shift shaft extending along the axial direction of the propeller shaft and shifting along the axial direction of the propeller shaft;
• wherein
• the connection changeover mechanism changes a connection of the dog clutch and the forward gear, a connection of the forward clutch, a connection of the dog clutch and the reverse gear, and a connection of the reverse clutch according to a position of the shift shaft;
• and
• the friction clutch includes:
• a forward clutch that transmits rotation of the forward gear to the propeller shaft by frictional force;
• and
• a reverse clutch that transmits rotation of the reverse gear to the propeller shaft by frictional force;
• wherein
• the forward clutch, the dog clutch, and the reverse clutch are arranged in sequence along the axial direction of the propeller shaft.