Patent ID: 6923695

Claim:
An outboard motor comprising: an engine; a cover structure defining at least part of an engine compartment accommodating therein at least a portion of the engine, the cover structure having first and second cover members detachably connected to one another; a cable introduction cover mounted on the cover structure, the cable introduction cover having a tubular portion provided with an introduction opening through which cables and pipes are introduced into the engine compartment and which opens in a forward direction of the outboard motor, the tubular portion having an inclined inner peripheral surface which decreases in diameter in the forward direction of the outboard motor; and a sealing member mounted in the introduction opening of the cable introduction cover for retaining the introduced cables and pipes in a sealed state, the sealing member having an outer peripheral surface and a circular flexible engaging portion defining a lip extending from the outer peripheral surface, the lip having a distal end portion which is bent to closely contact the inclined inner peripheral surface of the tubular portion of the cable introduction cover to provide a seal between the outer peripheral surface of the sealing member and the inclined inner peripheral surface of the tubular portion.