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An outboard motor S has a first drive shaft 31 directly interlocked with an engine E, a second drive shaft 32 , an intermediate gear mechanism 33 interlocking the first drive shaft 31 and the second drive shaft 32 , an output gear mechanism 50 driven by power transmitted thereto through the second drive shaft 32 , a propeller shaft 17 driven for rotation by power transmitted thereto through the output gear mechanism 50 , and a gear case 13 holding the output gear mechanism 50 . The second drive shaft 32 extends downward beyond a vertical position corresponding to the lower end of the first drive shaft 31 . The gear case 13 is provided with water intakes 98 through which a water pump 90 sucks water in a space between the first drive shaft 31 and the output gear mechanism 50 with respect to a vertical direction on the front side of the second drive shaft 32 . The space for the water intakes 98 can be easily secured because the second drive shaft 32 is disposed on the rear side of the first drive shaft 31.
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