Patent ID: 7442102

Claim:
A boat comprising: a remote control operation unit comprising a remote control shift lever configured to allow a boat operator to remotely control a forward drive mode, a neutral mode, and a reverse drive mode of the boat; a boat propulsion unit comprising a shift switching device configured to selectively shift between the forward drive mode, the neutral mode, and the reverse drive mode, and a shift actuator configured to operate the shift switching device; and a control means for controlling the operation of the shift actuator in response to the operation amount of the remote control shift lever, when the remote control shift lever has been operated within a predetermined range of a shift range; wherein the control means controls the shift actuator such that in the case where the remote control shift lever has been shifted between a neutral position and a forward position or reverse position, when an engine is stopped and when shifting is not completed within a certain period of time, the shift actuator stops shifting operation.