Patent ID: 8764501

Claim:
An outboard motor comprising: an engine including a plurality of cylinders aligned in a vertical direction; a propeller including a propeller boss, the propeller being disposed below the engine; a plurality of exhaust ports connected to the plurality of cylinders; and an exhaust passage including: a first passage that is connected to the plurality of exhaust ports, that extends in a vertical direction, and that collects exhaust discharged from the plurality of exhaust ports; a second passage that extends laterally from the first passage; a third passage that is connected to the second passage, that extends downward from the second passage, and that is disposed on a side of the plurality of cylinders; a fourth passage that is connected to the third passage, is positioned below the engine, guides the exhaust to below the engine, and discharges the exhaust to outside the outboard motor via the propeller boss; a catalyst member that is disposed in the third passage and that includes a carrier on which a catalyst is provided; and a water capture member that is disposed in the third passage and that includes a carrier on which a catalyst is not provided.